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Adding axis labels and titles to a simple line graph/chart

I'm new to Java programming. I have a graph created in java but I want to add a title (e.g. "Variation of Distance with time")and also label the x-axis (e.g. "Time (s)") and y-axis (e.g. "Distance (m)"), with the y-axis rotated through 90 degrees.
How would I achieve that?
The code is given below.
import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Stroke;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class GraphPanel extends JPanel {
private int width = 800;
private int heigth = 400;
private int padding = 25;
private int labelPadding = 25;
private Color lineColor = new Color(44, 102, 230, 180);
private Color pointColor = new Color(100, 100, 100, 180);
private Color gridColor = new Color(200, 200, 200, 200);
private static final Stroke GRAPH_STROKE = new BasicStroke(2f);
private int pointWidth = 4;
private int numberYDivisions = 10;
private List<Double> scores;
public GraphPanel(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
double xScale = ((double) getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1);
double yScale = ((double) getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding) / (getMaxScore() - getMinScore());
List<Point> graphPoints = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
int x1 = (int) (i * xScale + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = (int) ((getMaxScore() - scores.get(i)) * yScale + padding);
graphPoints.add(new Point(x1, y1));
}
// draw white background
g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2.fillRect(padding + labelPadding, padding, getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding, getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
// create hatch marks and grid lines for y axis.
for (int i = 0; i < numberYDivisions + 1; i++) {
int x0 = padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = pointWidth + padding + labelPadding;
int y0 = getHeight() - ((i * (getHeight() - padding * 2 - labelPadding)) / numberYDivisions + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = y0;
if (scores.size() > 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding + 1 + pointWidth, y0, getWidth() - padding, y1);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String yLabel = ((int) ((getMinScore() + (getMaxScore() - getMinScore()) * ((i * 1.0) / numberYDivisions)) * 100)) / 100.0 + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(yLabel);
g2.drawString(yLabel, x0 - labelWidth - 5, y0 + (metrics.getHeight() / 2) - 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
// and for x axis
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
if (scores.size() > 1) {
int x0 = i * (getWidth() - padding * 2 - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1) + padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = x0;
int y0 = getHeight() - padding - labelPadding;
int y1 = y0 - pointWidth;
if ((i % ((int) ((scores.size() / 20.0)) + 1)) == 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(x0, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding - 1 - pointWidth, x1, padding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String xLabel = i + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(xLabel);
g2.drawString(xLabel, x0 - labelWidth / 2, y0 + metrics.getHeight() + 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
}
// create x and y axes
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, padding + labelPadding, padding);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, getWidth() - padding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding);
Stroke oldStroke = g2.getStroke();
g2.setColor(lineColor);
g2.setStroke(GRAPH_STROKE);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size() - 1; i++) {
int x1 = graphPoints.get(i).x;
int y1 = graphPoints.get(i).y;
int x2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).x;
int y2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).y;
g2.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
g2.setStroke(oldStroke);
g2.setColor(pointColor);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size(); i++) {
int x = graphPoints.get(i).x - pointWidth / 2;
int y = graphPoints.get(i).y - pointWidth / 2;
int ovalW = pointWidth;
int ovalH = pointWidth;
g2.fillOval(x, y, ovalW, ovalH);
}
}
// #Override
// public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
// return new Dimension(width, heigth);
// }
private double getMinScore() {
double minScore = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
minScore = Math.min(minScore, score);
}
return minScore;
}
private double getMaxScore() {
double maxScore = Double.MIN_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
maxScore = Math.max(maxScore, score);
}
return maxScore;
}
public void setScores(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
invalidate();
this.repaint();
}
public List<Double> getScores() {
return scores;
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
List<Double> scores = new ArrayList<>();
Random random = new Random();
int maxDataPoints = 40;
int maxScore = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < maxDataPoints; i++) {
scores.add((double) random.nextDouble() * maxScore);
// scores.add((double) i);
}
GraphPanel mainPanel = new GraphPanel(scores);
mainPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(800, 600));
JFrame frame = new JFrame("DrawGraph");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGui();
}
});
}
}

I'll have to give you a cheeky but working answer. I couldn't manage to rotate a JLabel, so I decided the easiest way would be to just draw the String... (My excuse: You also draw the Strings in the graph, so this would "match" better ;) ) The class MainPanel contains 4 seperate panels: One for the title, one for each axis and one for the GraphPanel. Visualization:
Full code:
import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Stroke;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import java.awt.Font;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class GraphPanel extends JPanel {
private int width = 800;
private int heigth = 400;
private int padding = 25;
private int labelPadding = 25;
private Color lineColor = new Color(44, 102, 230, 180);
private Color pointColor = new Color(100, 100, 100, 180);
private Color gridColor = new Color(200, 200, 200, 200);
private static final Stroke GRAPH_STROKE = new BasicStroke(2f);
private int pointWidth = 4;
private int numberYDivisions = 10;
private List<Double> scores;
public GraphPanel(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
double xScale = ((double) getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1);
double yScale = ((double) getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding) / (getMaxScore() - getMinScore());
List<Point> graphPoints = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
int x1 = (int) (i * xScale + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = (int) ((getMaxScore() - scores.get(i)) * yScale + padding);
graphPoints.add(new Point(x1, y1));
}
// draw white background
g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2.fillRect(padding + labelPadding, padding, getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding,
getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
// create hatch marks and grid lines for y axis.
for (int i = 0; i < numberYDivisions + 1; i++) {
int x0 = padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = pointWidth + padding + labelPadding;
int y0 = getHeight()
- ((i * (getHeight() - padding * 2 - labelPadding)) / numberYDivisions + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = y0;
if (scores.size() > 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding + 1 + pointWidth, y0, getWidth() - padding, y1);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String yLabel = ((int) ((getMinScore()
+ (getMaxScore() - getMinScore()) * ((i * 1.0) / numberYDivisions)) * 100)) / 100.0 + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(yLabel);
g2.drawString(yLabel, x0 - labelWidth - 5, y0 + (metrics.getHeight() / 2) - 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
// and for x axis
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
if (scores.size() > 1) {
int x0 = i * (getWidth() - padding * 2 - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1) + padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = x0;
int y0 = getHeight() - padding - labelPadding;
int y1 = y0 - pointWidth;
if ((i % ((int) ((scores.size() / 20.0)) + 1)) == 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(x0, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding - 1 - pointWidth, x1, padding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String xLabel = i + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(xLabel);
g2.drawString(xLabel, x0 - labelWidth / 2, y0 + metrics.getHeight() + 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
}
// create x and y axes
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, padding + labelPadding, padding);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, getWidth() - padding,
getHeight() - padding - labelPadding);
Stroke oldStroke = g2.getStroke();
g2.setColor(lineColor);
g2.setStroke(GRAPH_STROKE);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size() - 1; i++) {
int x1 = graphPoints.get(i).x;
int y1 = graphPoints.get(i).y;
int x2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).x;
int y2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).y;
g2.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
g2.setStroke(oldStroke);
g2.setColor(pointColor);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size(); i++) {
int x = graphPoints.get(i).x - pointWidth / 2;
int y = graphPoints.get(i).y - pointWidth / 2;
int ovalW = pointWidth;
int ovalH = pointWidth;
g2.fillOval(x, y, ovalW, ovalH);
}
}
// #Override
// public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
// return new Dimension(width, heigth);
// }
private double getMinScore() {
double minScore = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
minScore = Math.min(minScore, score);
}
return minScore;
}
private double getMaxScore() {
double maxScore = Double.MIN_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
maxScore = Math.max(maxScore, score);
}
return maxScore;
}
public void setScores(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
invalidate();
this.repaint();
}
public List<Double> getScores() {
return scores;
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
List<Double> scores = new ArrayList<>();
Random random = new Random();
int maxDataPoints = 40;
int maxScore = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < maxDataPoints; i++) {
scores.add((double) random.nextDouble() * maxScore);
// scores.add((double) i);
}
MainPanel mainPanel = new MainPanel(scores);
mainPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(800, 600));
JFrame frame = new JFrame("DrawGraph");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGui();
}
});
}
//Main changes underneath
static class MainPanel extends JPanel {
public MainPanel(List<Double> scores) {
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JLabel title = new JLabel("Variation of Distance with time");
title.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 25));
title.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
JPanel graphPanel = new GraphPanel(scores);
VerticalPanel vertPanel = new VerticalPanel();
HorizontalPanel horiPanel = new HorizontalPanel();
add(title, BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(horiPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
add(vertPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
add(graphPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
class VerticalPanel extends JPanel {
public VerticalPanel() {
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(25, 0));
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D gg = (Graphics2D) g;
gg.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 15);
String string = "Time (s)";
FontMetrics metrics = g.getFontMetrics(font);
int width = metrics.stringWidth(string);
int height = metrics.getHeight();
gg.setFont(font);
drawRotate(gg, getWidth(), (getHeight() + width) / 2, 270, string);
}
public void drawRotate(Graphics2D gg, double x, double y, int angle, String text) {
gg.translate((float) x, (float) y);
gg.rotate(Math.toRadians(angle));
gg.drawString(text, 0, 0);
gg.rotate(-Math.toRadians(angle));
gg.translate(-(float) x, -(float) y);
}
}
class HorizontalPanel extends JPanel {
public HorizontalPanel() {
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 25));
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D gg = (Graphics2D) g;
gg.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 15);
String string = "Distance (m)";
FontMetrics metrics = g.getFontMetrics(font);
int width = metrics.stringWidth(string);
int height = metrics.getHeight();
gg.setFont(font);
gg.drawString(string, (getWidth() - width) / 2, 11);
}
}
}
}
Pic of the working program (Keep in mind that the title is centered relative to the width of the whole panel, not the graph):

import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Stroke;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class MainPanel extends JPanel {
public MainPanel(List<Double> scores) {
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JLabel title = new JLabel("Variation of Distance with time");
title.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 25));
title.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
JPanel graphPanel = new GraphPanel(scores);
MainPanel.VerticalPanel vertPanel = new MainPanel.VerticalPanel();
MainPanel.HorizontalPanel horiPanel = new MainPanel.HorizontalPanel();
add(title, BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(horiPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
add(vertPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
add(graphPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
class VerticalPanel extends JPanel {
public VerticalPanel() {
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(25, 0));
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D gg = (Graphics2D) g;
gg.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 15);
String string = "Time (s)";
FontMetrics metrics = g.getFontMetrics(font);
int width = metrics.stringWidth(string);
int height = metrics.getHeight();
gg.setFont(font);
drawRotate(gg, getWidth(), (getHeight() + width) / 2, 270, string);
}
public void drawRotate(Graphics2D gg, double x, double y, int angle, String text) {
gg.translate((float) x, (float) y);
gg.rotate(Math.toRadians(angle));
gg.drawString(text, 0, 0);
gg.rotate(-Math.toRadians(angle));
gg.translate(-(float) x, -(float) y);
}
}
class HorizontalPanel extends JPanel {
public HorizontalPanel() {
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 25));
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D gg = (Graphics2D) g;
gg.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 15);
String string = "Distance (m)";
FontMetrics metrics = g.getFontMetrics(font);
int width = metrics.stringWidth(string);
int height = metrics.getHeight();
gg.setFont(font);
gg.drawString(string, (getWidth() - width) / 2, 11);
}
}
static class GraphPanel extends JPanel {
// private List<Double> scores;
private int width = 800;
private int heigth = 400;
private int padding = 25;
private int labelPadding = 25;
private Color lineColor = new Color(44, 102, 230, 180);
private Color pointColor = new Color(100, 100, 100, 180);
private Color gridColor = new Color(200, 200, 200, 200);
private static final Stroke GRAPH_STROKE = new BasicStroke(2f);
private int pointWidth = 4;
private int numberYDivisions = 10;
private List<Double> scores;
public GraphPanel(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
double xScale = ((double) getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1);
double yScale = ((double) getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding) / (getMaxScore() - getMinScore());
List<Point> graphPoints = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
int x1 = (int) (i * xScale + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = (int) ((getMaxScore() - scores.get(i)) * yScale + padding);
graphPoints.add(new Point(x1, y1));
}
// draw white background
g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2.fillRect(padding + labelPadding, padding, getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding, getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
// create hatch marks and grid lines for y axis.
for (int i = 0; i < numberYDivisions + 1; i++) {
int x0 = padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = pointWidth + padding + labelPadding;
int y0 = getHeight() - ((i * (getHeight() - padding * 2 - labelPadding)) / numberYDivisions + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = y0;
if (scores.size() > 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding + 1 + pointWidth, y0, getWidth() - padding, y1);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String yLabel = ((int) ((getMinScore() + (getMaxScore() - getMinScore()) * ((i * 1.0) / numberYDivisions)) * 100)) / 100.0 + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(yLabel);
g2.drawString(yLabel, x0 - labelWidth - 5, y0 + (metrics.getHeight() / 2) - 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
// and for x axis
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
if (scores.size() > 1) {
int x0 = i * (getWidth() - padding * 2 - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1) + padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = x0;
int y0 = getHeight() - padding - labelPadding;
int y1 = y0 - pointWidth;
if ((i % ((int) ((scores.size() / 20.0)) + 1)) == 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(x0, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding - 1 - pointWidth, x1, padding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String xLabel = i + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(xLabel);
g2.drawString(xLabel, x0 - labelWidth / 2, y0 + metrics.getHeight() + 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
}
// create x and y axes
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, padding + labelPadding, padding);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, getWidth() - padding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding);
Stroke oldStroke = g2.getStroke();
g2.setColor(lineColor);
g2.setStroke(GRAPH_STROKE);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size() - 1; i++) {
int x1 = graphPoints.get(i).x;
int y1 = graphPoints.get(i).y;
int x2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).x;
int y2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).y;
g2.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
g2.setStroke(oldStroke);
g2.setColor(pointColor);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size(); i++) {
int x = graphPoints.get(i).x - pointWidth / 2;
int y = graphPoints.get(i).y - pointWidth / 2;
int ovalW = pointWidth;
int ovalH = pointWidth;
g2.fillOval(x, y, ovalW, ovalH);
}
}
// #Override
// public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
// return new Dimension(width, heigth);
// }
private double getMinScore() {
double minScore = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
minScore = Math.min(minScore, score);
}
return minScore;
}
private double getMaxScore() {
double maxScore = Double.MIN_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
maxScore = Math.max(maxScore, score);
}
return maxScore;
}
public void setScores(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
invalidate();
this.repaint();
}
public List<Double> getScores() {
return scores;
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(width, heigth);
}
class VerticalPanel extends JPanel {
public VerticalPanel() {
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(25, 0));
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D gg = (Graphics2D) g;
gg.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 15);
String string = "Time (s)";
FontMetrics metrics = g.getFontMetrics(font);
int width = metrics.stringWidth(string);
int height = metrics.getHeight();
gg.setFont(font);
drawRotate(gg, getWidth(), (getHeight() + width) / 2, 270, string);
}
public void drawRotate(Graphics2D gg, double x, double y, int angle, String text) {
gg.translate((float) x, (float) y);
gg.rotate(Math.toRadians(angle));
gg.drawString(text, 0, 0);
gg.rotate(-Math.toRadians(angle));
gg.translate(-(float) x, -(float) y);
}
}
class HorizontalPanel extends JPanel {
public HorizontalPanel() {
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 25));
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D gg = (Graphics2D) g;
gg.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 15);
String string = "Distance (m)";
FontMetrics metrics = g.getFontMetrics(font);
int width = metrics.stringWidth(string);
int height = metrics.getHeight();
gg.setFont(font);
gg.drawString(string, (getWidth() - width) / 2, 11);
}
}
}
}
The calling method will be something like:
public void btnPlotActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
MainPanel daGraph = new MainPanel(plotValues);
Object option[] = {" Exit "};
JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(this, daGraph, "Distance-Time Graph", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null, option, null);
}

Change orientation in JFrame

I am writing a simple application that draws the NYC subway map. I have succeeded in doing so and my maps prints in JFrame object. However, it prints on the wrong side because I assume it references the 0 0 point on the top left corner. How can I make it reference the bottom left corner so it will print the right way?
private final List<Shape> shapes;
private double maxLat = 40.903125;
private double maxLon = -73.755405;
private double minLat = 40.512764;
private double minLon = -74.251961;
private final double latLength;
private final double lonLength;
public Shapes() throws IOException {
this.shapes = new ArrayList<Shape>();
CSVReader in = new CSVReader(new FileReader(
"src/charnetskaya/subwaymap/shapes.txt"));
String[] line;
in.readNext();
while ((line = in.readNext()) != null) {
double lat = Double.valueOf(line[1]);
double lon = Double.valueOf(line[2]);
Shape shape = new Shape(line[0], lat, lon);
shapes.add(shape);
this.maxLat = Math.max(this.maxLat, shape.getLat());
this.maxLon = Math.max(this.maxLon, shape.getLon());
this.minLat = Math.min(this.minLat, shape.getLat());
this.minLon = Math.min(this.minLon, shape.getLon());
}
this.latLength = Math.abs(this.maxLat - this.minLat);
this.lonLength = Math.abs(this.maxLon - this.minLon);
System.out.println(latLength + " " + lonLength);
}
graphics method
public void paintComponent(Graphics pen) {
System.out.println("Tring to draw");
Graphics2D pen2D = (Graphics2D) pen;
int width = getWidth();
int height = getHeight();
System.out.println(width + " | " + height);
double minLat = this.shapes.getMinLat();
double minLon = this.shapes.getMinLon();
double latLength = this.shapes.getLatLength();
double lonLength = this.shapes.getLonLength();
List<String> shapeIds = this.shapes.getShapeIds();
for (String shapeId : shapeIds) {
List<Shape> list = this.shapes.getShapes(shapeId);
Trip trip = this.trips.getTrip(shapeId);
if (trip != null) {
Color color = this.routes.getColor(trip.getRouteId());
pen2D.setColor(color);
for (int i = 1; i < list.size(); i++) {
Shape a = list.get(i - 1);
Shape b = list.get(i);
int x1 = (int) ((a.getLat() - minLat) / latLength * height);
int y1 = (int) ((a.getLon() - minLon) / lonLength * height);
int x2 = (int) ((b.getLat() - minLat) / latLength * height);
int y2 = (int) ((b.getLon() - minLon) / lonLength * height);
// if ((x1 != x2) || (y1 != y2)) {
pen2D.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2);
// }
}
}
}

Change
int x1 = (int) ((a.getLat() - minLat) / latLength * height);
int y1 = (int) ((a.getLon() - minLon) / lonLength * height);
to
int x1 = (int) ((a.getLon() - minLon) / lonLength * width);
int y1 = (int) ((maxLat - a.getlat()) / latLength * height);
and similarly for x2 and y2.

elastic collision of balls

i am having a bug which i can't figure out.I tried many times,the collision detection and calculating new velocities seems fine ,but some balls seem to stuck with each other i don't why.Can you please help me out.
import java.awt.Canvas;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.image.BufferStrategy;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class ElasticCollision extends Canvas implements Runnable {
private static final int WIDTH = 300;
private static final int HEIGHT = WIDTH / 16 * 9;
private static final int SCALE = 3;
private static final String TITLE = "Elastic collision";
private boolean running = false;
private JFrame frame;
private Thread thread;
private Random random = new Random();
private Color color;
private int a, b, c;
private Ball[] ball;
private int x = 0, y = 0;
private int radius = 0;
private int speedX = 0, speedY = 0;
private int noOfBalls = 25;
private double newVelX1 = 0, newVelY1 = 0;
private double newVelX2 = 0, newVelY2 = 0;
private double angle1 = 0, angle2 = 0, angle3 = 0;
private int x1 = 0, y1 = 0, x2 = 0, y2 = 0;
public ElasticCollision() {
Dimension size = new Dimension(WIDTH * SCALE, HEIGHT * SCALE);
setPreferredSize(size);
frame = new JFrame();
ball = new Ball[noOfBalls];
}
public void start() {
for (int i = 0; i < noOfBalls; i++) {
x = random.nextInt(getWidth());
y = random.nextInt(getHeight());
radius = 25 + random.nextInt(25);
speedX = 1 + random.nextInt(2);
speedY = 1 + random.nextInt(2);
ball[i] = new Ball(x, y, radius, speedX, speedY);
}
running = true;
thread = new Thread(this);
thread.start();
}
public void stop() {
running = false;
}
public void run() {
long lastTime = System.nanoTime();
double unprocessed = 0;
double nsPerTick = 1000000000.0 / 60;
int frames = 0;
int ticks = 0;
long lastTimer = System.currentTimeMillis();
while (running) {
long now = System.nanoTime();
unprocessed += (now - lastTime) / nsPerTick;
lastTime = now;
while (unprocessed >= 1) {
ticks++;
update();
unprocessed -= 1;
}
try {
Thread.sleep(2);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
for (int i = 0; i < noOfBalls; i++) {
for (int j = i + 1; j < noOfBalls; j++) {
if (ball[i].inCollision != true
|| ball[j].inCollision != true)
checkCollision(ball[i], ball[j]);
}
}
frames++;
render();
if (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastTimer > 1000) {
lastTimer += 1000;
frame.setTitle(TITLE + " | " + ticks + " ticks, " + frames
+ " fps");
frames = 0;
ticks = 0;
}
}
stop();
}
public void update() {
for (int i = 0; i < noOfBalls; i++) {
ball[i].x += ball[i].speedX;
ball[i].y += ball[i].speedY;
if (ball[i].x >= getWidth() - ball[i].radius && ball[i].speedX > 0)
ball[i].speedX = -ball[i].speedX;
if (ball[i].x <= ball[i].radius && ball[i].speedX < 0)
ball[i].speedX = -ball[i].speedX;
if (ball[i].y >= getHeight() - ball[i].radius && ball[i].speedY > 0)
ball[i].speedY = -ball[i].speedY;
if (ball[i].y <= ball[i].radius && ball[i].speedY < 0)
ball[i].speedY = -ball[i].speedY;
}
}
public void render() {
BufferStrategy bs = getBufferStrategy();
if (bs == null) {
createBufferStrategy(3);
return;
}
Graphics g = bs.getDrawGraphics();
g.setColor(Color.yellow);
g.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
for (int i = 0; i < noOfBalls; i++)
ball[i].paint(g);
g.dispose();
bs.show();
}
public void checkCollision(Ball ball1, Ball ball2) {
double distance;
if (ball1.x + ball1.radius + ball2.radius > ball2.x
&& ball1.x < ball1.x + ball1.radius + ball2.radius
&& ball1.y + ball1.radius + ball2.radius > ball2.y
&& ball1.y < ball2.y + ball1.radius + ball2.radius) {
distance = Math.sqrt(((ball1.x - ball2.x) * (ball1.x - ball2.x))
+ ((ball1.y - ball2.y) * (ball1.y - ball2.y)));
if ((int) distance < ball1.radius + ball2.radius) {
ball1.collision = true;
ball2.collision = true;
ball1.inCollision = true;
ball2.inCollision = true;
ball1.collisionX = ((ball1.x * ball2.radius) + (ball2.x * ball1.radius))
/ (ball1.radius + ball2.radius) + ball1.radius;
ball1.collisionY = ((ball1.y * ball2.radius) + (ball2.y * ball1.radius))
/ (ball1.radius + ball2.radius) + ball1.radius;
ball2.collisionX = ((ball1.x * ball2.radius) + (ball2.x * ball1.radius))
/ (ball1.radius + ball2.radius) + ball2.radius;
ball2.collisionY =
((ball1.y * ball2.radius) + (ball2.y * ball1.radius))
/ (ball1.radius + ball2.radius) + ball2.radius;
/*
* x1 = (ball1.x - getWidth()) / 2; y1 = (ball2.y - getHeight())
* / 2; angle1 = Math.toDegrees(Math.atan2(y1, x1));
*
* x2 = (ball1.x - getWidth()) / 2; y2 = (ball2.y - getHeight())
* / 2; angle2 = Math.toDegrees(Math.atan2(y2, x2));
*/
double colision_angle = Math.toDegrees(Math.atan2(
(ball2.y - ball1.y), (ball2.x - ball1.x)));
double speed1 = Math.sqrt(ball1.speedX * ball1.speedX
+ ball1.speedY * ball1.speedY);
double speed2 = Math.sqrt(ball2.speedX * ball2.speedX
+ ball2.speedY * ball2.speedY);
double direction1 = Math.atan2(ball1.speedY, ball1.speedX);
double direction2 = Math.atan2(ball2.speedY, ball2.speedX);
double vx_1 = speed1 * Math.cos(direction1 - colision_angle);
double vy_1 = speed1 * Math.sin(direction1 - colision_angle);
double vx_2 = speed2 * Math.cos(direction2 - colision_angle);
double vy_2 = speed2 * Math.sin(direction2 - colision_angle);
double final_vx_1 = ((ball1.radius - ball2.radius) * vx_1 + (ball2.radius + ball2.radius)
* vx_2)
/ (ball1.radius + ball2.radius);
double final_vx_2 = ((ball1.radius + ball1.radius) * vx_1 + (ball2.radius - ball1.radius)
* vx_2)
/ (ball1.radius + ball2.radius);
double final_vy_1 = vy_1;
double final_vy_2 = vy_2;
newVelX1 = (int) (Math.cos(colision_angle) * final_vx_1 + Math
.cos(colision_angle + Math.PI / 2) * final_vy_1);
newVelY1 = (int) (Math.sin(colision_angle) * final_vx_1 + Math
.sin(colision_angle + Math.PI / 2) * final_vy_1);
newVelX2 = (int) (Math.cos(colision_angle) * final_vx_2 + Math
.cos(colision_angle + Math.PI / 2) * final_vy_2);
newVelY2 = (int) (Math.sin(colision_angle) * final_vx_2 + Math
.sin(colision_angle + Math.PI / 2) * final_vy_2);
ball1.speedX = (int) newVelX1;
ball1.speedY = (int) newVelY1;
ball2.speedX = (int) newVelX2;
ball2.speedY = (int) newVelY2;
ball1.x = ball1.x + (int) newVelX1;
ball1.y = ball1.y + (int) newVelY1;
ball2.x = ball2.x + (int) newVelX2;
ball2.y = ball2.y + (int) newVelY2;
}
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
ElasticCollision balls = new ElasticCollision();
balls.frame.setResizable(false);
balls.frame.add(balls);
balls.frame.pack();
balls.frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
balls.frame.setVisible(true);
balls.start();
}
}
class Ball {
protected int x = 0, y = 0;
protected int radius;
protected int speedX = 0, speedY = 0;
protected boolean collision = false;
protected int collisionX = 0, collisionY = 0;
protected boolean inCollision = false;
public Ball(int x, int y, int radius, int speedX, int speedY) {
this.x = x + radius;
this.y = y + radius;
this.radius = radius;
this.speedX = speedX;
this.speedY = speedY;
}
public void paint(Graphics g) {
if (!collision) {
g.setColor(Color.red);
g.fillOval(x - radius, y - radius, radius * 2, radius * 2);
} else {
g.setColor(Color.green);
g.fillOval(x - radius, y - radius, radius * 2, radius * 2);
g.setColor(Color.blue);
g.fillOval(collisionX - radius, collisionY - radius, 20, 20);
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.drawOval(collisionX - radius, collisionY - radius, 20, 20);
collision = false;
inCollision = false;
}
g.setColor(Color.black);
g.drawOval(x - radius, y - radius, radius * 2, radius * 2);
}
}

My guess is that your logic doesn't let the balls move apart once the collision is detected. Only change the direction of movement once and not every instant the balls are close to one another.

Java double-recursive call.

I have an assignment that requires us to paint a tree of Pythagoras using recursion. The tree is started with the square ABCD and the points A and B are defined by mouse clicks. Everything seems to work until I get to the recursion where I can get either the left or right part of the tree to paint, but not both. I placed a comment where I believe I am running into problems.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.*;
public class PythagorasTree extends JFrame
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
new PythagorasTree();
}
PythagorasTree()
{
super("Pythagoras Tree");
setSize(800,800);
add("Center", new DrawingPanel());
setVisible(true);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
}
class DrawingPanel extends JPanel
{
Random random = new Random();
int centerX;
int centerY;
int clickCount = 0;
float pixelSize;
float rWidth = 10.0F;
float rHeight = 7.5F;
float red, green, blue;
Point a = new Point();
Point b = new Point();
Point c = new Point();
Point d = new Point();
Point e = new Point();
Point u = new Point();
DrawingPanel()
{
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
{
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent click)
{
clickCount++;
if (clickCount == 1)
{
a.x = fx(click.getX());
a.y = fy(click.getY());
repaint();
}
if (clickCount == 2)
{
b.x = fx(click.getX());
b.y = fy(click.getY());
repaint();
}
}
});
}
void initgr()
{
Dimension d = getSize();
int maxX = d.width - 1;
int maxY = d.height - 1;
pixelSize = Math.max(rWidth/maxX, rHeight/maxY);
centerX = maxX/2;
centerY = maxY/2;
}
int iX(float x){return Math.round(centerX + x/pixelSize);}
int iY(float y){return Math.round(centerY - y/pixelSize);}
float fx(int x){return (x - centerX) * pixelSize;}
float fy(int y){return (centerY - y) * pixelSize;}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
initgr();
super.paintComponent(g);
setBackground(Color.white);
g.setColor(Color.red);
if (clickCount == 1)
g.drawLine(iX(a.x), iY(a.y), iX(a.x), iY(a.y));
if (clickCount > 1)
drawTree(g,a,b);
}
public void drawTree(Graphics g, Point first, Point second)
{
float xSquared = (float) Math.pow((second.x-first.x),2);
float ySquared = (float) Math.pow((second.y-first.y),2);
float length = (float) Math.sqrt(xSquared + ySquared);
if ( length > .001)
{
u.x = second.x - first.x;
u.y = second.y - first.y;
a.x = first.x;
a.y = first.y;
b.x = second.x;
b.y = second.y;
d.x = first.x + (u.y * -1);
d.y = first.y + u.x;
c.x = d.x + u.x;
c.y = d.y + u.y;
e.x = d.x + .5F * (u.x + (u.y*-1));
e.y = d.y + .5F * (u.y + u.x);
Polygon square = new Polygon();
Polygon triangle = new Polygon();
square.addPoint(iX(a.x), iY(a.y));
square.addPoint(iX(b.x), iY(b.y));
square.addPoint(iX(c.x), iY(c.y));
square.addPoint(iX(d.x), iY(d.y));
red = random.nextFloat();
green = random.nextFloat();
blue = random.nextFloat();
g.setColor(new Color(red, green, blue));
g.fillPolygon(square);
triangle.addPoint(iX(c.x), iY(c.y));
triangle.addPoint(iX(d.x), iY(d.y));
triangle.addPoint(iX(e.x), iY(e.y));
red = random.nextFloat();
green = random.nextFloat();
blue = random.nextFloat();
g.setColor(new Color(red, green, blue));
g.fillPolygon(triangle);
/* Problem code is here, tree will draw Left or Right depending on which recursive call
* is first in the code, but will never reach the 2nd call.
*/
drawTree(g,d,e); //Draw tree left
drawTree(g,e,c); //Draw tree right
}
}
}
class Point
{
public float x;
public float y;
public Point()
{
}
}

It's time this question had an answer. The problem is with these member variable declarations:
Point c = new Point();
Point e = new Point();
And this code in drawTree():
drawTree(g,d,e); //Draw tree left
drawTree(g,e,c); //Draw tree right
Since c and e are a member variables, not local, they get modified by the first recursive call to drawTree(g, d, e) so by the time we make the second call to drawTree(g, e, c), it's no longer the same c and e we thought we had. The following rework of the code makes these local (clearly not as efficient GC-wise, but also not as buggy) as well as several other small modifications:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.*;
class Point
{
public float x;
public float y;
public Point(float x, float y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
public Point() {
}
}
class DrawingPanel extends JPanel
{
Random random = new Random();
int clickCount = 0;
float pixelSize;
float rWidth = 10.0F;
float rHeight = 7.5F;
float red, green, blue;
Point a = new Point();
Point b = new Point();
Point center = new Point();
DrawingPanel()
{
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
{
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent click)
{
clickCount++;
if (clickCount == 1)
{
a.x = fx(click.getX());
a.y = fy(click.getY());
repaint();
}
else if (clickCount == 2)
{
b.x = fx(click.getX());
b.y = fy(click.getY());
repaint();
}
}
});
}
void initgr()
{
Dimension d = getSize();
int maxX = d.width - 1;
int maxY = d.height - 1;
pixelSize = Math.max(rWidth / maxX, rHeight / maxY);
center.x = maxX / 2;
center.y = maxY / 2;
}
int iX(float x){ return Math.round(center.x + x / pixelSize); }
int iY(float y){ return Math.round(center.y - y / pixelSize); }
float fx(int x){ return (x - center.x) * pixelSize; }
float fy(int y){ return (center.y - y) * pixelSize; }
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
super.paintComponent(g);
initgr();
setBackground(Color.white);
if (clickCount == 1)
{
g.setColor(Color.red);
g.drawLine(iX(a.x), iY(a.y), iX(a.x), iY(a.y));
}
else if (clickCount > 1) {
drawTree(g, a, b);
}
}
public void drawTree(Graphics g, Point first, Point second)
{
double xSquared = Math.pow(second.x - first.x, 2);
double ySquared = Math.pow(second.y - first.y, 2);
if (Math.sqrt(xSquared + ySquared) < 0.01) {
return;
}
Point u = new Point(second.x - first.x, second.y - first.y);
Point d = new Point(first.x - u.y, first.y + u.x);
Point c = new Point(d.x + u.x, d.y + u.y);
Point e = new Point(d.x + 0.5F * (u.x - u.y), d.y + 0.5F * (u.y + u.x));
Polygon square = new Polygon();
square.addPoint(iX(first.x), iY(first.y));
square.addPoint(iX(second.x), iY(second.y));
square.addPoint(iX(c.x), iY(c.y));
square.addPoint(iX(d.x), iY(d.y));
red = random.nextFloat();
green = random.nextFloat();
blue = random.nextFloat();
g.setColor(new Color(red, green, blue));
g.fillPolygon(square);
Polygon triangle = new Polygon();
triangle.addPoint(iX(c.x), iY(c.y));
triangle.addPoint(iX(d.x), iY(d.y));
triangle.addPoint(iX(e.x), iY(e.y));
red = random.nextFloat();
green = random.nextFloat();
blue = random.nextFloat();
g.setColor(new Color(red, green, blue));
g.fillPolygon(triangle);
drawTree(g, d, e); // Draw tree left
drawTree(g, e, c); // Draw tree right
}
}
public class PythagorasTree extends JFrame
{
PythagorasTree()
{
super("Pythagoras Tree");
setSize(800, 800);
add("Center", new DrawingPanel());
setVisible(true);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
new PythagorasTree();
}
}
OUTPUT

Drawing a simple line graph in Java

In my program I want to draw a simple score line graph. I have a text file and on each line is an integer score, which I read in and want to pass as argument to my graph class. I'm having some trouble implementing the graph class and all the examples I've seen have their methods in the same class as their main, which I won't have.
I want to be able to pass my array to the object and generate a graph, but when calling my paint method it is asking me for a Graphics g... This is what I have so far:
public class Graph extends JPanel {
public void paintGraph (Graphics g){
ArrayList<Integer> scores = new ArrayList<Integer>(10);
Random r = new Random();
for (int i : scores){
i = r.nextInt(20);
System.out.println(r);
}
int y1;
int y2;
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++){
y1 = scores.get(i);
y2 = scores.get(i+1);
g.drawLine(i, y1, i+1, y2);
}
}
}
For now I have inserted a simple random number generator to fill up my array.
I have an existing frame and basically want to instantiate the Graph class and mount the panel onto my frame. I'm really sorry that this question seems so jumbled by the way, but I've had little sleep...
The code in my main statement is:
testFrame = new JFrame();
testFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
Graph graph = new Graph();
testFrame.add(graph);
I'm not sure exactly what an SSCE is but this is my attempt at one:
public class Test {
JFrame testFrame;
public Test() {
testFrame = new JFrame();
testFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
Graph graph = new Graph();
testFrame.add(graph);
testFrame.setBounds(100, 100, 764, 470);
testFrame.setVisible(true);
}
Graph.java
public class Graph extends JPanel {
public Graph() {
setSize(500, 500);
}
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D gr = (Graphics2D) g; // This is if you want to use Graphics2D
// Now do the drawing here
ArrayList<Integer> scores = new ArrayList<Integer>(10);
Random r = new Random();
for (int i : scores) {
i = r.nextInt(20);
System.out.println(r);
}
int y1;
int y2;
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size() - 1; i++) {
y1 = (scores.get(i)) * 10;
y2 = (scores.get(i + 1)) * 10;
gr.drawLine(i * 10, y1, (i + 1) * 10, y2);
}
}
}

Problems with your code and suggestions:
Again you need to change the preferredSize of the component (here the Graph JPanel), not the size
Don't set the JFrame's bounds.
Call pack() on your JFrame after adding components to it and before calling setVisible(true)
Your foreach loop won't work since the size of your ArrayList is 0 (test it to see that this is correct). Instead use a for loop going from 0 to 10.
You should not have program logic inside of your paintComponent(...) method but only painting code. So I would make the ArrayList a class variable and fill it inside of the class's constructor.
For example:
import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Stroke;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.*;
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class DrawGraph extends JPanel {
private static final int MAX_SCORE = 20;
private static final int PREF_W = 800;
private static final int PREF_H = 650;
private static final int BORDER_GAP = 30;
private static final Color GRAPH_COLOR = Color.green;
private static final Color GRAPH_POINT_COLOR = new Color(150, 50, 50, 180);
private static final Stroke GRAPH_STROKE = new BasicStroke(3f);
private static final int GRAPH_POINT_WIDTH = 12;
private static final int Y_HATCH_CNT = 10;
private List<Integer> scores;
public DrawGraph(List<Integer> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
double xScale = ((double) getWidth() - 2 * BORDER_GAP) / (scores.size() - 1);
double yScale = ((double) getHeight() - 2 * BORDER_GAP) / (MAX_SCORE - 1);
List<Point> graphPoints = new ArrayList<Point>();
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
int x1 = (int) (i * xScale + BORDER_GAP);
int y1 = (int) ((MAX_SCORE - scores.get(i)) * yScale + BORDER_GAP);
graphPoints.add(new Point(x1, y1));
}
// create x and y axes
g2.drawLine(BORDER_GAP, getHeight() - BORDER_GAP, BORDER_GAP, BORDER_GAP);
g2.drawLine(BORDER_GAP, getHeight() - BORDER_GAP, getWidth() - BORDER_GAP, getHeight() - BORDER_GAP);
// create hatch marks for y axis.
for (int i = 0; i < Y_HATCH_CNT; i++) {
int x0 = BORDER_GAP;
int x1 = GRAPH_POINT_WIDTH + BORDER_GAP;
int y0 = getHeight() - (((i + 1) * (getHeight() - BORDER_GAP * 2)) / Y_HATCH_CNT + BORDER_GAP);
int y1 = y0;
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
// and for x axis
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size() - 1; i++) {
int x0 = (i + 1) * (getWidth() - BORDER_GAP * 2) / (scores.size() - 1) + BORDER_GAP;
int x1 = x0;
int y0 = getHeight() - BORDER_GAP;
int y1 = y0 - GRAPH_POINT_WIDTH;
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
Stroke oldStroke = g2.getStroke();
g2.setColor(GRAPH_COLOR);
g2.setStroke(GRAPH_STROKE);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size() - 1; i++) {
int x1 = graphPoints.get(i).x;
int y1 = graphPoints.get(i).y;
int x2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).x;
int y2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).y;
g2.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
g2.setStroke(oldStroke);
g2.setColor(GRAPH_POINT_COLOR);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size(); i++) {
int x = graphPoints.get(i).x - GRAPH_POINT_WIDTH / 2;
int y = graphPoints.get(i).y - GRAPH_POINT_WIDTH / 2;;
int ovalW = GRAPH_POINT_WIDTH;
int ovalH = GRAPH_POINT_WIDTH;
g2.fillOval(x, y, ovalW, ovalH);
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(PREF_W, PREF_H);
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
List<Integer> scores = new ArrayList<Integer>();
Random random = new Random();
int maxDataPoints = 16;
int maxScore = 20;
for (int i = 0; i < maxDataPoints ; i++) {
scores.add(random.nextInt(maxScore));
}
DrawGraph mainPanel = new DrawGraph(scores);
JFrame frame = new JFrame("DrawGraph");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGui();
}
});
}
}
Which will create a graph that looks like so:

Just complementing Hovercraft Full Of Eels's solution:
I reworked his code, tweaked it a bit, adding a grid, axis labels and now the Y-axis goes from the minimum value present up to the maximum value. I planned on adding a couple of getters/setters but I didn't need them, you can add them if you want.
Here is the Gist link, I'll also paste the code below: GraphPanel on Gist
import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Stroke;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class GraphPanel extends JPanel {
private int width = 800;
private int heigth = 400;
private int padding = 25;
private int labelPadding = 25;
private Color lineColor = new Color(44, 102, 230, 180);
private Color pointColor = new Color(100, 100, 100, 180);
private Color gridColor = new Color(200, 200, 200, 200);
private static final Stroke GRAPH_STROKE = new BasicStroke(2f);
private int pointWidth = 4;
private int numberYDivisions = 10;
private List<Double> scores;
public GraphPanel(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
double xScale = ((double) getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1);
double yScale = ((double) getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding) / (getMaxScore() - getMinScore());
List<Point> graphPoints = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
int x1 = (int) (i * xScale + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = (int) ((getMaxScore() - scores.get(i)) * yScale + padding);
graphPoints.add(new Point(x1, y1));
}
// draw white background
g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2.fillRect(padding + labelPadding, padding, getWidth() - (2 * padding) - labelPadding, getHeight() - 2 * padding - labelPadding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
// create hatch marks and grid lines for y axis.
for (int i = 0; i < numberYDivisions + 1; i++) {
int x0 = padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = pointWidth + padding + labelPadding;
int y0 = getHeight() - ((i * (getHeight() - padding * 2 - labelPadding)) / numberYDivisions + padding + labelPadding);
int y1 = y0;
if (scores.size() > 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding + 1 + pointWidth, y0, getWidth() - padding, y1);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String yLabel = ((int) ((getMinScore() + (getMaxScore() - getMinScore()) * ((i * 1.0) / numberYDivisions)) * 100)) / 100.0 + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(yLabel);
g2.drawString(yLabel, x0 - labelWidth - 5, y0 + (metrics.getHeight() / 2) - 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
// and for x axis
for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
if (scores.size() > 1) {
int x0 = i * (getWidth() - padding * 2 - labelPadding) / (scores.size() - 1) + padding + labelPadding;
int x1 = x0;
int y0 = getHeight() - padding - labelPadding;
int y1 = y0 - pointWidth;
if ((i % ((int) ((scores.size() / 20.0)) + 1)) == 0) {
g2.setColor(gridColor);
g2.drawLine(x0, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding - 1 - pointWidth, x1, padding);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
String xLabel = i + "";
FontMetrics metrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
int labelWidth = metrics.stringWidth(xLabel);
g2.drawString(xLabel, x0 - labelWidth / 2, y0 + metrics.getHeight() + 3);
}
g2.drawLine(x0, y0, x1, y1);
}
}
// create x and y axes
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, padding + labelPadding, padding);
g2.drawLine(padding + labelPadding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding, getWidth() - padding, getHeight() - padding - labelPadding);
Stroke oldStroke = g2.getStroke();
g2.setColor(lineColor);
g2.setStroke(GRAPH_STROKE);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size() - 1; i++) {
int x1 = graphPoints.get(i).x;
int y1 = graphPoints.get(i).y;
int x2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).x;
int y2 = graphPoints.get(i + 1).y;
g2.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
g2.setStroke(oldStroke);
g2.setColor(pointColor);
for (int i = 0; i < graphPoints.size(); i++) {
int x = graphPoints.get(i).x - pointWidth / 2;
int y = graphPoints.get(i).y - pointWidth / 2;
int ovalW = pointWidth;
int ovalH = pointWidth;
g2.fillOval(x, y, ovalW, ovalH);
}
}
// #Override
// public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
// return new Dimension(width, heigth);
// }
private double getMinScore() {
double minScore = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
minScore = Math.min(minScore, score);
}
return minScore;
}
private double getMaxScore() {
double maxScore = Double.MIN_VALUE;
for (Double score : scores) {
maxScore = Math.max(maxScore, score);
}
return maxScore;
}
public void setScores(List<Double> scores) {
this.scores = scores;
invalidate();
this.repaint();
}
public List<Double> getScores() {
return scores;
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
List<Double> scores = new ArrayList<>();
Random random = new Random();
int maxDataPoints = 40;
int maxScore = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < maxDataPoints; i++) {
scores.add((double) random.nextDouble() * maxScore);
// scores.add((double) i);
}
GraphPanel mainPanel = new GraphPanel(scores);
mainPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(800, 600));
JFrame frame = new JFrame("DrawGraph");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGui();
}
});
}
}
It looks like this:

Or simply use the JFreechart library - http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/ .

There exist many open source projects that handle all the drawing of line charts for you with a couple of lines of code. Here's how you can draw a line chart from data in a couple text (CSV) file with the XChart library. Disclaimer: I'm the lead developer of the project.
In this example, two text files exist in ./CSV/CSVChartRows/. Notice that each row in the files represents a data point to be plotted and that each file represents a different series. series1 contains x, y, and error bar data, whereas series2 contains just x and y, data.
series1.csv
1,12,1.4
2,34,1.12
3,56,1.21
4,47,1.5
series2.csv
1,56
2,34
3,12
4,26
Source Code
public class CSVChartRows {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
// import chart from a folder containing CSV files
XYChart chart = CSVImporter.getChartFromCSVDir("./CSV/CSVChartRows/", DataOrientation.Rows, 600, 400);
// Show it
new SwingWrapper(chart).displayChart();
}
}
Resulting Plot

Override the paintComponent method of your panel so you can custom draw. Like this:
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D gr = (Graphics2D) g; //this is if you want to use Graphics2D
//now do the drawing here
...
}

Hovercraft Full Of Eels' answer is very good, but i had to change it a bit in order to get it working on my program:
int y1 = (int) ((this.height - 2 * BORDER_GAP) - (values.get(i) * yScale - BORDER_GAP));
instead of
int y1 = (int) (scores.get(i) * yScale + BORDER_GAP);
because if i used his way the graphic would be upside down
(you'd see it if you used hardcoded values (e.g 1,3,5,7,9) instead of random values)