Computer Science 252
Problem Solving with Java

Spring 2014, The College of Saint Rose

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Rectangles Demo

A working demo of Rectangles will appear below. Click inside the applet to interact with it.

Rectangles BlueJ Project

Click here to download a BlueJ project for Rectangles.

Rectangles Source Code

The Java source code for Rectangles is below. Click on a file name to download it.

Rectangles.java

import objectdraw.*;

/*
 * This program draws rectangles interactively.  When the mouse is
 * pressed, the coordinates are saved as one corner of a rectangle to
 * be drawn.  As the mouse is dragged, a rectangle is drawn with that
 * point as one corner, the current point as the other.  Finally, when the
 * mouse is relased, the final rectangle is drawn.
 *
 * Jim Teresco, Siena College, CSCI 120, Spring 2011
 * The College of Saint Rose, Fall 2013
 *
 * $Id: Rectangles.java 2218 2013-10-18 14:06:39Z terescoj $
 */
public class Rectangles extends WindowController {

    // Coordinate of one corner of the rectangles being drawn
    private Location firstCorner;
    // last temporary rectangle drawn during a drag
    private FramedRect tempRect;

    /*
     * When the mouse is pressed, save the press point to be used as
     * the first corner of a rectangle to draw
     */
    public void onMousePress(Location point) {
        firstCorner = point;
        tempRect = null;
    } 

    /*
     * As the user is dragging, remove any temp rectangle already drawn,
     * draw a rectangle from the saved point to current point.
     */
    public void onMouseDrag(Location point) {

        if (tempRect != null) tempRect.removeFromCanvas();
        tempRect = new FramedRect(firstCorner, point, canvas);
    }

    /*
     * Done dragging, remove any temp rectangle already drawn,
     * draw a rectangle from the saved point to current point.
     */
    public void onMouseRelease(Location point) {

        if (tempRect != null) tempRect.removeFromCanvas();
        new FramedRect(firstCorner, point, canvas);
    }
}