Java tutorial
import java.awt.BasicStroke; import java.awt.Canvas; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.geom.Area; import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D; import java.awt.geom.GeneralPath; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class AreaSubtracting extends JPanel { DrawingCanvas canvas; public AreaSubtracting() { canvas = new DrawingCanvas(); add(canvas); canvas.area1 = new Area(canvas.gp); canvas.area1.subtract(canvas.area2); canvas.repaint(); } public static void main(String arg[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.getContentPane().add("Center", new AreaSubtracting()); frame.pack(); frame.setSize(new Dimension(400, 300)); frame.setVisible(true); } class DrawingCanvas extends Canvas { GeneralPath gp; Ellipse2D ellipse; Area area1, area2; public DrawingCanvas() { setBackground(Color.white); setSize(350, 250); // width and height of canvas int w = getWidth(); int h = getHeight(); gp = new GeneralPath(); gp.moveTo(w / 8, h / 2); gp.lineTo(w / 2, h / 4); gp.lineTo(7 * w / 8, h / 2); gp.lineTo(w / 2, 3 * h / 4); gp.closePath(); area1 = new Area(gp); // General path area object ellipse = new Ellipse2D.Double(w / 4, h / 4, w / 2, h / 2); area2 = new Area(ellipse); // Ellipse area object } public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2D = (Graphics2D) g; g2D.setStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f)); g2D.draw(area1); g2D.draw(area2); } } }