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Blank screen during the execution of a java application on the swing frame

I have the following three classes:
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
public class Racquet {
int x = 0;
int xa = 0;
private Game game;
public Racquet(Game game) {
this.game= game;
}
public void move() {
if (x + xa > 0 && x + xa < game.getWidth()-60)
x = x + xa;
}
public void paint(Graphics2D g) {
g.fillRect(x, 330, 60, 10);
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
xa = 0;
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
xa = -1;
if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
xa = 1;
}
}
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
public class Ball {
int x = 0;
int y = 0;
int xa = 1;
int ya = 1;
private Game game;
public Ball(Game game) {
this.game= game;
}
void move() {
if (x + xa < 0)
xa = 1;
if (x + xa > game.getWidth() - 30)
xa = -1;
if (y + ya < 0)
ya = 1;
if (y + ya > game.getHeight() - 30)
ya = -1;
x = x + xa;
y = y + ya;
}
public void paint(Graphics2D g) {
g.fillOval(x, y, 30, 30);
}
}
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class Game extends JPanel {
Ball ball = new Ball(this);
Racquet racquet = new Racquet(this);
public Game() {
addKeyListener(new KeyListener() {
#Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
racquet.keyReleased(e);
}
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
racquet.keyPressed(e);
}
});
setFocusable(true);
}
private void move() {
ball.move();
racquet.move();
}
#Override
public void paint(Graphics g) {
super.paint(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
ball.paint(g2d);
racquet.paint(g2d);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Mini Tennis");
Game game = new Game();
frame.add(game);
frame.setSize(300, 400);
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
while (true) {
game.move();
game.repaint();
for(long i=0;i<=100000*100;i++)
{
}
}
}
}
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class T extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
public T()
{
setVisible(true);
setSize(300,300);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLayout(null);
JButton b1=new JButton("Click me");
b1.setBounds(150,150,50,50);
b1.addActionListener(this);
add(b1);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a)
{
Game ob=new Game();
ob.main(null);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
T obj=new T();
}
}
When I execute the class T, I am supposed to get the Game but I don't know why I get the blank screen and not the game. I am new to Java so could someone help me out?

The reason that the T class doesn't work is that your code uses bad code to run the game loop, a while (true) loop that if called on the Swing event thread (as T does), will completely block the this thread, preventing it from performing its necessary functions including drawing the GUI.
The solution is to use a Swing Timer to drive your game loop, not a while (true) loop. To gain a better understanding of Swing threading issues, please read: Lesson: Concurrency in Swing

Eclipse vs BlueJ issue

I tried this code in BlueJ which should create a rectangle and move it around but it does not function. Then I put the same exact code into Eclipse and it functions as I thought it would. Any ideas to why this works in Eclipse but not in BlueJ?
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Shapes
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test");
Draw object = new Draw();
frame.add(object);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setSize(400,400);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class Draw extends JPanel implements ActionListener, KeyListener
{
Timer tm = new Timer(5,this);
int x = 0, y = 0, velX = 0, velY = 0;
public Draw()
{
tm.start();
addKeyListener(this);
setFocusable(true);
setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(false);
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
super.paintComponent(g);
g.setColor(Color.BLUE);
g.fillRect(x,y,100,20);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
x += velX;
y += velY;
repaint();
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
{
int c = e.getKeyCode();
if(c == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
{
velX = -1;
velY = 0;
}
if(c == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
{
velX = 0;
velY = 1;
}
if(c == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
{
velX = 1;
velY = 0;
}
if(c == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
{
velX = 0;
velY = -1;
}
}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
{
velX = 0;
velY = 0;
}
}

I can see what you mean I believe it attaches it to that corner of the screen because when I resize the screen it moves with that corner. I think its not that BlueJ can't Run it properly i believe it can but it does it differently than what eclipse does.
I believe this question asks the same thing and it gets pretty good answers you should look at it first.

Image location does not change in response to key events

package testapplication;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class TestApplication extends JFrame implements Runnable {
int sizex = 800;
int sizey = 650;
int x, y, xDirection, yDirection;
private Image dbImage;
private Graphics dbg;
Image character;
#Override
public void run(){
try{
while(true){
move();
Thread.sleep(5);
}
}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("ERROR!!!");
}
}
public void move(){
x += xDirection;
y += yDirection;
if(x <= 0)
x = 0;
if(x >= 778)
x = 778;
if(y <= 22)
y = 22;
if(y >= 628)
y = 628;
}
public void setXDirection(int xdir){
xDirection = xdir;
}
public void setYDirection(int ydir){
yDirection = ydir;
}
Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 30);
public class AL extends KeyAdapter {
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
//Key press inputs "WASD"
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_W) {
setYDirection(-1);
}
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_A) {
setXDirection(-1);
}
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_S) {
setYDirection(+1);
}
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_D) {
setXDirection(+1);
}
//end Key press inputs "WASD"
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
//Key release inputs "WASD"
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_W) {
setYDirection(0);
}
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_A) {
setXDirection(0);
}
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_S) {
setYDirection(0);
}
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_D) {
setXDirection(0);
}
//end Key release inputs "WASD"
}
}
public TestApplication() {
//Load images
ImageIcon i = new ImageIcon("C:/Users/Min/Documents/NetBeansProjects/TestApplication/src/testapplication/Untitled-1.png") {};
character = i.getImage();
//Game properties
addKeyListener(new AL());
setTitle("TestApplication");
setSize(sizex, sizey);
setResizable(false);
setVisible(true);
setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
x = 30;
y = 628;
}
#Override
public void paint(Graphics g) {
dbImage = createImage(getWidth(), getHeight());
dbg = dbImage.getGraphics();
paintComponent(dbg);
g.drawImage(dbImage, 0, 0, this);
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
g.setFont(font);
g.setColor(Color.RED);
g.drawString("Welcome to TESTTEST", 300,125);
g.setColor(Color.RED);
g.drawImage(character, x, y, this);
repaint();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
TestApplication ta = new TestApplication();
//Threads
Thread t1 = new Thread();
t1.start();
}
}
In my Java code, there is supposed to be an image that moves using the WASD keys. The image shows, yet it will not move. What's wrong?
This is a simple Java code that is supposed to make an image roam around the window with WASD keys. I am not sure what I did wrong in the code, I've double checked and everything looked fine...

First of all, if you need to change the image location while the user presses one of the wsda keys then you need to add 1 and -1 to the current value of x and y ( image location). You just set 1 and -1 which will move the image just one pixel even if, for example, you press the d button multiple times over and over.
You need to change method setXDirection to this (I have added a plus before the equal sign to add xDir value to whatever xDirection is.)
public void setXDirection(int xDir)
{
xDirection += xDir
}
Make the same correction with yDirection (yDirection += yDir)
Second, you don't call your paint method. You have to call it each time your user presses a key (one of wasd ofcourse), so do it at the final line of your keyReleased method.
I hope these two correct your code but I think you need to recheck the code again with much care.
Good luck,
Iman

You forgot to add the Runnable instance to the Thread constructor.
Your main method should be:
public static void main(String[] args) {
TestApplication ta = new TestApplication();
//Threads
Thread t1 = new Thread(ta);
t1.start();
}

creating many objects with collision properties. JAVA

I have a simple program with three rectangles: one that can move with the push of the arrow keys, and two that are already moving back and forth on their own.
When the 'player' rectangle and top red collide, the player driven rectangle gets put back to (0,0). When I try to collide the player rectangle with the bottom red rectangle, it does not have those collision properties and I have no idea why.
What am I missing?
import java.awt.*;//needed for graphics
import javax.swing.*;//needed for JFrame window
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
public class javaapplication23 extends JFrame implements KeyListener, ActionListener {
public static int x = 0;
public static int y = 0;
public static int x2 = 100;
public static int y2 = 100;
public javaapplication23() {//constructor for JPanel
add(new JP());
}//close Jpanel Contructor
public static void main(String[] args) {
javaapplication23 w = new javaapplication23();
w.setTitle("MIKE IS AWESOME");
w.setSize(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize());
w.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
w.setVisible(true);
w.addKeyListener(w);
}
public class JP extends JPanel {//start JPanel CLass
public JP() {
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setBackground(Color.white);//backgraund color can be changed
}
public void paint(Graphics g) {//opens paint method
super.paint(g);
player(g, x, y);
g.setColor(Color.RED);
enemylevel1(g, x2, y2);
Rectangle enemyblocks = new Rectangle(x2, y2, 25, 25);
Rectangle player = new Rectangle(x, y, 25, 25);
enemyblocks.contains(x2, y2);
player.contains(x, y);
if (player.getBounds().intersects(enemyblocks.getBounds())) {
x = 0;
y = 0;
}
pause(1);
repaint();
}//close paint method
}//close JPanel Class
public static void pause(int time) {
try //opens an exception handling statement
{
Thread.sleep(time);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
} //captures the exception
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_RIGHT) {
x += 20;//global variable controlling right movement
repaint();
}
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_LEFT) {
x -= 20;//global variable controlling left movement
repaint();
}
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_UP) {
y -= 20;//global variable controlling up movement
repaint();
}
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_DOWN) {
y += 20;//global variable controlling down movement
repaint();
}
}
public void player(Graphics g, int x, int y) {
g.fillRect(x, y, 30, 30);
}
public void enemylevel1(Graphics g, int x, int y) {
g.fillRect(x2, y2, 25, 25);
g.fillRect(x2, y2 + 100, 25, 25);
if (x2 < 200 && y2 == 100) {
x2 += 1;
}
if (x2 == 200 && y2 >= 100) {
y2 += 1;
}
if (x2 <= 200 && y2 >= 101) {
x2 -= 1;
}
if (x2 == 100 && y2 <= 101) {
y2 -= 1;
}
pause(10);
repaint();
}
}

Start by having a look at Working with Geometry, this will allow you to reduce much of the code complexity.
Basically, a enemy is just a Rectangle, Graphics2D can paint these without to much of an issue. What you need to do is create an instance which can also update it's position based on your needs
public class Enemy extends Rectangle {
private int xDelta;
public Enemy(int x, int y) {
super(x, y, 20, 20);
if (x == 0) {
xDelta = 1;
} else {
xDelta = -1;
}
}
public void update(Rectangle bounds) {
x += xDelta;
if (x < bounds.x) {
x = bounds.x;
xDelta *= -1;
} else if (x > bounds.x + bounds.width - width) {
x = bounds.x + bounds.width - width;
xDelta *= -1;
}
}
}
So, this creates a single unit of work, which is isolated from everything else and carries it's own logic with it. This makes updating it, painting and generally working with much simpler.
Next, you need to create a List of these
public class Bounce extends JPanel implements KeyListener, ActionListener {
private List<Enemy> enemies;
//...
public Bounce() {
enemies = new ArrayList<>(5);
int y = 100;
for (int index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
int x = (index % 2 == 0) ? 0 : 200;
Enemy enemy = new Enemy(x, y);
enemies.add(enemy);
y += 60;
}
This creates a List of Enemys which are distributed evenly within the container.
Now, we need to paint them....
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {//opens paint method
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g.create();
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
for (Enemy enemy : enemies) {
g2d.fill(enemy);
}
}//close paint method
nb: General convention suggests that you should override paintComponent when you want to perform custom painting
But they don't move, that kind of sucks. So we need a way to, on a regular bases, update the position of the enemies...
First, we create a simple method which we can call to update the enemies, remember, they are capable of updating themselves, we just need to tell them when
public void updateState() {
Rectangle bounds = new Rectangle(20, 20, 200, 200);
for (Enemy enemy : enemies) {
enemy.update(bounds);
}
}
Remember, the Enemy is self contained, it knows how to update itself based on the constraints you have provided.
And now, we need to call this method on a regular bases...
javax.swing.Timer timer = new javax.swing.Timer(40, new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
updateState();
repaint();
}
});
timer.start();
Okay, this will schedule a callback every 40 milliseconds which will allow us to call the updateState method and repaint the component. This is neat because it won't block the Event Dispatching Thread (making our program look like it's hung) but which notifies us within the context of the EDT, making it safe to update the UI from within - WIN/WIN :)
Take a look at Concurrency in Swing and How to use Swing Timers for more details.
Okay, but that doesn't solve the collision...
The player is also a Rectangle, so why not use the same concept we have with the enemies...
public class Bounce extends JPanel implements KeyListener, ActionListener {
private List<Enemy> enemies;
private Rectangle player;
//...
public Bounce() {
player = new Rectangle(0, 0, 30, 30);
enemies = new ArrayList<>(5);
//...
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {//opens paint method
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
drawPlayer(g2d);
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
for (Enemy enemy : enemies) {
g2d.fill(enemy);
if (player.intersects(enemy)) {
player.x = 0;
player.y = 0;
}
}
}//close paint method
public void drawPlayer(Graphics2D g) {
g.fill(player);
}
Which ends up with something like...
This allows you to add/remove enemies as you want and also change the way in which the enemies move, simply and easily
An my "awesome" test code...
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class Bounce extends JPanel implements KeyListener, ActionListener {
private List<Enemy> enemies;
private Rectangle player;
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(new Bounce());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public Bounce() {
player = new Rectangle(0, 0, 30, 30);
enemies = new ArrayList<>(5);
int y = 100;
for (int index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
int x = (index % 2 == 0) ? 0 : 200;
Enemy enemy = new Enemy(x, y);
enemies.add(enemy);
y += 60;
}
setBackground(Color.white);//backgraund color can be changed
Timer timer = new Timer(40, new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
updateState();
repaint();
}
});
timer.start();
setFocusable(true);
requestFocusInWindow();
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
requestFocusInWindow();
}
});
addKeyListener(this);
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(240, 400);
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {//opens paint method
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
drawPlayer(g2d);
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
for (Enemy enemy : enemies) {
g2d.fill(enemy);
if (player.intersects(enemy)) {
player.x = 0;
player.y = 0;
}
}
}//close paint method
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_RIGHT) {
player.x += 20;//global variable controlling right movement
}
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_LEFT) {
player.x -= 20;//global variable controlling left movement
}
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_UP) {
player.y -= 20;//global variable controlling up movement
}
if (e.getKeyCode() == e.VK_DOWN) {
player.y += 20;//global variable controlling down movement
}
}
public void drawPlayer(Graphics2D g) {
g.fill(player);
}
public void updateState() {
Rectangle bounds = new Rectangle(20, 20, 200, 200);
for (Enemy enemy : enemies) {
enemy.update(bounds);
}
}
public class Enemy extends Rectangle {
private int xDelta;
public Enemy(int x, int y) {
super(x, y, 20, 20);
if (x == 0) {
xDelta = 1;
} else {
xDelta = -1;
}
}
public void update(Rectangle bounds) {
x += xDelta;
if (x < bounds.x) {
x = bounds.x;
xDelta *= -1;
} else if (x > bounds.x + bounds.width - width) {
x = bounds.x + bounds.width - width;
xDelta *= -1;
}
}
}
}

Detect overlapping objects in java Swing

I am trying to make a program that has a moving ball and a platform that it will sit on. I am new too java and I cant figure out how to detect when 2 swing objects are overlapping. My code it below and I am wondering what the best way is to detect overlapping objects.
KeyDemo.java:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class KeyDemo
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
LayoutManager overlay = new OverlayLayout(panel);
panel.setLayout(overlay);
final int FRAME_WIDTH = 800;
final int FRAME_HEIGHT = 600;
frame.setSize(FRAME_WIDTH, FRAME_HEIGHT);
frame.setTitle("Move the Ball");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
final WallComponent wc1 = new WallComponent(400, 400);
final BallComponent bc = new BallComponent(400, 300);
panel.add(wc1);
panel.add(bc);
frame.add(panel);
KeyboardController kc = new KeyboardController(bc);
frame.addKeyListener(kc);
frame.setVisible(true);
class AnimationListener implements ActionListener{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
bc.tick();
//wc1.checkOverlap(bc);
}
}
ActionListener aListener = new AnimationListener();
final Timer timer = new Timer(1, aListener);
timer.start();
}
}
KeyboardController.java:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class KeyboardController implements KeyListener
{
BallComponent bComp;
public KeyboardController(BallComponent t)
{
bComp = t;
}
/** Handle the key pressed event from the text field. */
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
if(keyCode == 38)
{
System.out.println("Pressed Up!");
bComp.moveUp();
}
if(keyCode == 37)
{
System.out.println("Pressed Left!");
bComp.moveLeft();
}
if(keyCode == 39)
{
System.out.println("Pressed Right!");
bComp.moveRight();
}
if(keyCode == 40)
{
System.out.println("Pressed Down!");
bComp.moveDown();
}
}
/** Handle the key released event from the text field. */
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
if(keyCode == 38)
{
System.out.println("Released Up!");
bComp.stopY();
}
if(keyCode == 37)
{
System.out.println("Released Left!");
bComp.stopX();
}
if(keyCode == 39)
{
System.out.println("Released Right!");
bComp.stopX();
}
if(keyCode == 40)
{
System.out.println("Pressed Down!");
bComp.stopY();
}
}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
}
BallComponent.java:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
public class BallComponent extends JComponent
{
int xSpeed;
int ySpeed;
int x;
int y;
public BallComponent(int x, int y)
{
super();
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
Ellipse2D.Double ball = new Ellipse2D.Double(x-10,y-10,10,10);
g2.setColor(Color.RED);
g2.fill(ball);
g2.draw(ball);
}
public void moveLeft()
{
xSpeed=-1;
}
public void moveRight()
{
xSpeed=1;
}
public void moveUp()
{
ySpeed=-1;
}
public void moveDown()
{
ySpeed=1;
}
public void tick()
{
x=x+xSpeed;
y=y+ySpeed;
repaint();
}
public void stopY()
{
ySpeed=0;
}
public void stopX()
{
xSpeed=0;
}
}
WallComponent.java:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
public class WallComponent extends JComponent
{
int x;
int y;
public WallComponent(int x, int y)
{
super();
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
Rectangle wall = new Rectangle(x-40,y-40,40,40);
g2.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
g2.fill(wall);
g2.draw(wall);
}
public void checkOverlap(BallComponent bc){
if (this.contains(bc.getLocation())){
bc.stopY();
bc.stopX();
}
}
}

All Swing components have a concept of "bounds". This is a rectangular area within which they are "drawn".
If you are controlling the size and position correctly, you should be able to use the contains method of the Rectangle which is returned from calling Component#getBounds
So you checkOverlap method could look like...
public void checkOverlap(BallComponent bc){
if (getBounds().intersects(bc.getBounds())){
bc.stopY();
bc.stopX();
}
}
You will also want to make sure that you are calling super.paintComponent before performing any custom painting, espeically when using components that extend from JComponent. This will ensure that the Graphics context is prepared for painting correctly...
Updated
There's a cascade of issues. Basically, instead of positing the components within the parent container yourself (which is how I thought you had done it), you've laid each component out to fill the parent container and only "painted" the objects...This makes life more difficult
Instead, if you are going to use components, I would use a null layout (or even possibly use a JLayeredPane as the parent container).
I would then change the physical position of the components, for example...
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.LayoutManager;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.OverlayLayout;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class TestGame {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TestGame();
}
public TestGame() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setLayout(null);
final int FRAME_WIDTH = 800;
final int FRAME_HEIGHT = 600;
frame.setSize(FRAME_WIDTH, FRAME_HEIGHT);
frame.setTitle("Move the Ball");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
final WallComponent wc1 = new WallComponent(400, 400);
final BallComponent bc = new BallComponent(400, 300);
panel.add(wc1);
panel.add(bc);
frame.add(panel);
KeyboardController kc = new KeyboardController(bc);
frame.addKeyListener(kc);
frame.setVisible(true);
class AnimationListener implements ActionListener {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
bc.tick();
wc1.checkOverlap(bc);
}
}
ActionListener aListener = new AnimationListener();
final Timer timer = new Timer(1, aListener);
timer.start();
}
});
}
public class KeyboardController implements KeyListener {
BallComponent bComp;
public KeyboardController(BallComponent t) {
bComp = t;
}
/**
* Handle the key pressed event from the text field.
*/
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
if (keyCode == 38) {
System.out.println("Pressed Up!");
bComp.moveUp();
}
if (keyCode == 37) {
System.out.println("Pressed Left!");
bComp.moveLeft();
}
if (keyCode == 39) {
System.out.println("Pressed Right!");
bComp.moveRight();
}
if (keyCode == 40) {
System.out.println("Pressed Down!");
bComp.moveDown();
}
}
/**
* Handle the key released event from the text field.
*/
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
if (keyCode == 38) {
System.out.println("Released Up!");
bComp.stopY();
}
if (keyCode == 37) {
System.out.println("Released Left!");
bComp.stopX();
}
if (keyCode == 39) {
System.out.println("Released Right!");
bComp.stopX();
}
if (keyCode == 40) {
System.out.println("Pressed Down!");
bComp.stopY();
}
}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
}
public class BallComponent extends JComponent {
int xSpeed;
int ySpeed;
public BallComponent(int x, int y) {
super();
setBounds(x, y, 10, 10);
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
Ellipse2D.Double ball = new Ellipse2D.Double(0, 0, 9, 9);
g2.setColor(Color.RED);
g2.fill(ball);
g2.draw(ball);
}
public void moveLeft() {
xSpeed = -1;
}
public void moveRight() {
xSpeed = 1;
}
public void moveUp() {
ySpeed = -1;
}
public void moveDown() {
ySpeed = 1;
}
public void tick() {
int x = getX() + xSpeed;
int y = getY() + ySpeed;
setLocation(x, y);
repaint();
}
public void stopY() {
ySpeed = 0;
}
public void stopX() {
xSpeed = 0;
}
}
public class WallComponent extends JComponent {
public WallComponent(int x, int y) {
super();
setBounds(x, y, 40, 40);
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
Rectangle wall = new Rectangle(0, 0, 40, 40);
g2.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
g2.fill(wall);
g2.draw(wall);
}
public void checkOverlap(BallComponent bc) {
System.out.println(" me: " + getBounds());
System.out.println("you: " + bc.getBounds());
if (getBounds().intersects(bc.getBounds())) {
bc.stopY();
bc.stopX();
}
}
}
}
Now, you could use "painted" objects, but in that case I would have a virtual concept of a Ball and Wall which you could paint within a single component. These objects would need to provide information about there position and size, which you could, again, check using Rectangle#intersects...

Generally, just try to make a "bounding box" for your objects. This will be the invisible rectangle that goes with the object. Then just do
if(rectangle1.intersects(rectangle2)) ...
The intersects method only works with rectangles, and that's why you need a bounding box.