Simple question I DON'T know the answer to

[Myth]

Hello everyone. This is my first post also my first question. I just started using Java about three months ago. So far I've really only done the basics. Still trying to learn it. Anyway, on with the question.

For my java class I have built a simple program to genreate a random number and then display the number. NOW I am charged with the task of building a GUI interface for this small program. I have already built the interface but I cannot for the life of me figure out the syntax involved in calling my custom number class and displaying the result on a canvas in my GUI program.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

[joyous monkey]

Hi, Myth. Welcome !

Could you be a bit more specific as to how you want to display the random number ? If your GUI has a TextField or JTextField, Label or JLabel you can easily display it there. Or were you looking at an alert-type of display ?

Joyous Monkey

[Myth]

The GUI interface contains a canvas. I was trying to display the output of the RandomNumber.Class ON the canvas itself. Is that even possible?

[Red Baron]

you might be able to write it with this (not sure if it works)

drawString("Number: " + varName , x, y);

though a text field would be better

[joyous monkey]

Here's Sun's own page dealing with Canvas

http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1...wt.Canvas.html

Hope it helps

JM

[Myth]

Thank you for the replies guys. From reading your posts I got the idea to use a text field instead of the canvas and now it works. It seems that its a LOT easier to use the text field than the canvas. Anyway Thanks again guys.