Java Draw Dashed Line drawDashedLine(Graphics2D graphics, double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2)

Description

draws a dashed line in the specified graphics context.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
graphics	graphics context for drawing.
x1	starting x coordinate of line.
y1	starting y coordinate of line.
x2	ending x coordinate of line.
y2	ending y coordinate of line.

Declaration

public static void drawDashedLine(Graphics2D graphics, double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.Color;

import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Stroke;

import java.awt.geom.Line2D;

public class Main {
    private static final Stroke DASHED_STROKE_LINE = new BasicStroke(0.0f, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT,
            BasicStroke.JOIN_MITER, 1.0f, new float[] { 2.0f, 3.0f }, 0.0f);
    public static final Color GRAY = new Color(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.4f);

    /**/*from w  w  w  .j  a  va  2 s .c o m*/
     * draws a dashed line in the specified graphics context.
     * <br/><br/>
     * @param graphics  graphics context for drawing.
     * @param x1        starting x coordinate of line.
     * @param y1        starting y coordinate of line.
     * @param x2        ending   x coordinate of line.
     * @param y2        ending   y coordinate of line.
     */
    public static void drawDashedLine(Graphics2D graphics, double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2) {
        // save the current drawing color and stroke
        Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();
        Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();

        // set the new drawing color and stroke
        graphics.setStroke(DASHED_STROKE_LINE);
        graphics.setColor(GRAY);

        // draw the dashed line
        graphics.draw(new Line2D.Double(x1, y1, x2, y2));

        // restore the old drawing color and stroke
        graphics.setStroke(oldStroke);
        graphics.setColor(oldColor);
    }
}

Related

1. drawDashedRect(Graphics g, int x, int y, int width, int height)
2. drawDashedRect(Graphics g, int x, int y, int width, int height)
3. drawDashedRect(Graphics2D graphics, Rectangle2D rectangle)