// This example is from the book "Java in a Nutshell, Second Edition". // Written by David Flanagan. Copyright (c) 1997 O'Reilly & Associates. // You may distribute this source code for non-commercial purposes only. // You may study, modify, and use this example for any purpose, as long as // this notice is retained. Note that this example is provided "as is", // WITHOUT WARRANTY of any kind either expressed or implied. import java.applet.*; import java.awt.*; public class Scribble extends Applet { private int last_x = 0, last_y = 0; // Fields to store a point in. // Called when the user clicks. public boolean mouseDown(Event e, int x, int y) { last_x = x; last_y = y; // Remember the location of the click. return true; } // Called when the mouse moves with the button down public boolean mouseDrag(Event e, int x, int y) { Graphics g = getGraphics(); // Get a Graphics to draw with. g.drawLine(last_x, last_y, x, y); // Draw a line from last point to this. last_x = x; last_y = y; // And update the saved location. return true; } }