Drawing on a JPanel fails

[Alejandro Barrero]

I am drawing strings on a JPanel after I draw the image of a JPG. The paint component method is

	protected void paintComponent(Graphics graphics) {
		super.paintComponent(graphics);
		if (this.bufferedImage == null) return;
//		if (this.firstTime) {
			int width = getWidth();
			int height = getHeight();
			Image scaledImage = this.bufferedImage.getScaledInstance(width, height,
					BufferedImage.SCALE_DEFAULT);
			Insets insets = getInsets();
			graphics.drawImage(scaledImage, insets.left, insets.top, null);
			this.firstTime = false;
//		}
		drawOnGlassPane(graphics);
	}

I first draw the image of the JPG and this is working; then I call drawOnGlassPane to draw entered strings. Initially, I was drawing on the glass pane of the parent but since it didn't work I tried the graphics of the JPanel

	public void drawOnGlassPane(Graphics graphics) {
//	Graphics graphics = this.parentGlassPane.getGraphics();
		this.drawingFont = new Font("Hello, world", Font.BOLD, this.fontSize);
		graphics.setFont(this.drawingFont);
		graphics.setColor(Color.RED);
		if (this.firstTime) {
			paintImmediately(getBounds());
		}
		// Draw all stamps.
		int numberOfStamps = this.stamps.size();
		for (int i = numberOfStamps - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
			Signature signature = this.stamps.get(i);
			if (signature == null) {
				this.stamps.remove(i);
			} else {
				drawSignature(signature);
			}
		}
		// Draw all previously entered strings.
		int numberOfStrings = this.enteredStrings.size();
		for (int i = 0; i < numberOfStrings; i++) {
			EnteredString nextEnteredString = this.enteredStrings.get(i);
			String enteredText = nextEnteredString.getText();
			int xCoordinate = nextEnteredString.getXCoordinate();
			int yCoordinate = nextEnteredString.getYCoordinate();
			graphics.drawString(enteredText, xCoordinate, yCoordinate);
		}
	}

The line "graphics.drawString(enteredText, xCoordinate, yCoordinate);" is being executed.

[Rob Camick]

I doubt it is the problem but you should not be using drawImmediately inside the paintComponent(() method.

Post your SSCCE that demonstrates the problem.

[Alejandro Barrero]

Thanks Rob. No that's not the problem. It is a weird problem with Eclipse or MyEclipse, because the code works fine in another workspace or project. I am writing to them. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SET THIS TO RESOLVED.

[Darryl Burke]

Alejandro Barrero wrote:No that's not the problem.

Even if it's not *the* problem, it most certainly is *a* problem.

To repeat what Rob said: You should not be using drawImmediately(...) inside the paintComponent(...) method