Can't seem to paint on to a Frame.

Hi I can't seem to paint to a Frame object using a Graphics object. I have tried a variety of methods and I can't seem to be able to paint anything. I'm still new to the Java API so if you could explain what I'm doing wrong it would be a great help.
Here is the code I'm using. I just want the ability to draw a series of strings in different colors onto a Frame object. Here is the code I am trying to get to work:
[CODE]
public class VoiceMail extends Frame implements WindowListener{
//==============================================================================================================
/**
* Made to extend frame so that it will be a GUI.
*/
public VoiceMail()
{
super("Voice Mail Announcer Ver 0.8");
Timer refresh = new Timer(true);
setSize(600,700);
addWindowListener(this);
Font font = new Font("TimesRoman",Font.BOLD, 12);// Draw in Serif Bold font at 12 point.

g.setFont(font);
g.setColor(Color.RED);// Set the color to red.
temp = new String("Test");
g.drawBytes(temp.getBytes(),0,0,0,0);
g.drawString(temp, 0, 0);
...
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As output I get a blank grey window. Thanks for your help.

Can you post your complete code ?
Where is your paint method ? You should write drawString etc. inside paint().
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Sorry about that, here is the complete code. I have added the paint method as you suggested but it still doesn't show any text.
[CODE]
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.util.Timer;
//==============================================================================
public class VoiceMail extends Frame implements WindowListener{
//==============================================================================================================
/**
* Made to extend frame so that it will be a GUI.
*/
public VoiceMail()
{
super("Voice Mail Announcer Ver 0.8");
Timer refresh = new Timer(true);
setSize(600,700);
addWindowListener(this);
setVisible(true);
paint("Testing painter");
}
//==============================================================================================================
/**
*
*/
public void paint(String output)
{
Font font = new Font("TimesRoman",Font.BOLD, 12);// Draw in Serif Bold font at 12 point.
Graphics g = this.getGraphics();
g.setColor(Color.RED);
g.setFont(font);
g.drawString(output, 0,0);
g.drawBytes(output.getBytes(),0, output.getBytes().length,20,20);// Draw some byte to the screan.
//g.drawString(output, 0.0f,0.0f);
}
//==============================================================================================================
/**
*
*/
public void windowActivated(WindowEvent e)
{
}
public void windowClosed(WindowEvent e)
{
setVisible(false);
dispose();
}
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
{
setVisible(false);
dispose();
System.exit(0);
}
public void windowDeactivated(WindowEvent e)
{
}
public void windowDeiconified(WindowEvent e)
{
}
public void windowOpened(WindowEvent e)
{
}
public void windowIconified(WindowEvent e)
{
}
//==============================================================================================================
/**
*
*/
public static void main(String [] args)
{
VoiceMail app = new VoiceMail();
app.setVisible(true);

// Need a mainloop here to continue monitoring the connection.
}
}
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Originally posted by Shital Shisode:
Can you post your complete code ?
Where is your paint method ? You should write drawString etc. inside paint().

Chris,
Here is a small code I wrote as an example to draw a string on a canvas in a frame.
Note: paint() is an inbuilt method in java.
=================================================================
/** The canvasapp Application */
/** This application writes a string on the canvas in a frame **/
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.Component.*;
public class canvasapp extends Frame
{
public canvasapp()
{ setTitle("Canvas Application");
Panel p = new Panel();
RedCanvas redCanvas = new RedCanvas();
add(redCanvas);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{ Frame f = new canvasapp();
f.setSize(300,300);
f.show();
f.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter()
{ public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
{ System.exit(0);
}
});
}
}

// This is a custom canvas class which inherits from Canvas class
class RedCanvas extends Canvas
{ // The drawing on the canvas is done in paint method.
public void paint(Graphics g)
{ g.setColor (Color.red); // set the drawing color
// Write the string at 75,75 which is the x and y location to draw the string
g.drawString ("Red", 75,75); //
}
}

Hope this helps !!
Thanks
Shital
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The paint() method that the system calls must have the following signature:
public void paint(Graphics g)
In your code, you have a String parameter, which doesn't override the correct method to actually do the painting.
Layne