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Graphics, AWT, Swing
How can I minimise "Flicker" in animation? Solution 1:
Answer: Solution 1:
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Override update() : Flickering in animation occurs because default update() method
clears the screen of any existing contents and then calls paint(). To reduce flickering,
therefore, override update(). Here is how just add the following code to your applet:
public void update(Graphics g) {
paint(g);
}
What the update is now doing is just calling paint() and not clearing it, a further
refinement to the above will be to override update() method and painting only the
region where the changes are taking place. Here is how:
public void update(Graphics g) {
g.clipRect(x, y, w, h);
paint(g);
}
Solution 2 will be described tomorrow
How can I minimise "Flicker" in animation? Solution 2:
Solution 1 was described in our tip yesterday
Solution 2:
Use double-buffering : double buffering is the process of doing all your drawing to an
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