Java tutorial
import java.awt.BasicStroke; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Shape; import java.awt.Stroke; import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame jf = new JFrame("Demo"); Container cp = jf.getContentPane(); MyCanvas tl = new MyCanvas(); cp.add(tl); jf.setSize(300, 200); jf.setVisible(true); } } class MyCanvas extends JComponent { Shape shape; public MyCanvas() { shape = create(); } protected Shape create() { float cm = 72 / 2.54f; return new Rectangle2D.Float(cm, cm, 2 * cm, cm); } public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; Stroke stroke = new BasicStroke(1, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL, 0, new float[] { 3, 1 }, 0); g2.setStroke(stroke); g2.setPaint(Color.black); g2.draw(shape); } }