Question

More specifically, what’s the most elegant way to cast the Graphics object in a paint() call up to a Graphics2D object?

public void paint(Graphics g) {     // How do I convert/cast/etc the g variable to a Graphics2D object? } 

Or am I missing the point here? Is there a better way to handle this in general?

Answer 1

Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g; 

There is no need to be fancy about it.

You will always receive a G2D in the paint method.

I even like to call the Graphics parameter g2 and then cast to a Graphics2D named g to make using it simpler.