Section 13.2 Graphics Contexts and Graphics Objects
• A Java graphics context (p. 558) enables drawing on the screen.
• Class Graphics (p. 558) contains methods for drawing strings, lines, rectangles and other shapes. Methods are also included for font manipulation and color manipulation.
• A Graphics object manages a graphics context and draws pixels on the screen that represent text and other graphical objects, e.g., lines, ellipses, rectangles and other polygons (p. 558).
• Class Graphics is an abstract class. Each Java implementation has a Graphics subclass that provides drawing capabilities. This implementation is hidden from us by class Graphics, which supplies the interface that enables us to use graphics in a platform-independent manner. ...
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