Question

This is the snippet :

protected void paintComponent(final Graphics g) {

 Runnable r=new Runnable() {

 @Override

  public void run() {
   while(true) {
     super.paintComponent(g);  // <----- line of error
     g.setColor(Color.red);
     g.drawOval(x,y,width,height);
     g.fillOval(x,y,width,height);
     x++;
     y++;
     width++;
     height++;
       if(width==20)
          break;
     try {
        Thread.sleep(100);
     } catch(Exception exc) {
         System.out.println(exc);
       }
   }
  }
};
 Thread moveIt=new Thread(r);
 moveIt.start();
}

The following error is produced when i compile the complete code :

d:\UnderTest>javac mainClass.java
mainClass.java:18: cannot find symbol
     super.paintComponent(g);
          ^
symbol:   method paintComponent(Graphics)
location: class Object
1 error

Why do i get this error?

In case this is my complete code :

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.lang.Thread;

class movingObjects extends JPanel {
int x=2,y=2,width=10,height=10;

@Override

protected void paintComponent(final Graphics g) {

Runnable r=new Runnable() {

 @Override

  public void run() {
   while(true) {
     super.paintComponent(g);
     g.setColor(Color.red);
     g.drawOval(x,y,width,height);
     g.fillOval(x,y,width,height);
     x++;
     y++;
     width++;
     height++;
       if(width==20)
          break;
     try {
        Thread.sleep(100);
     } catch(Exception exc) {
         System.out.println(exc);
       }
   }
  }
 };
   Thread moveIt=new Thread(r);
    moveIt.start();
    }
   }

class mainClass {

 mainClass() {
 buildGUI();
}

 public void buildGUI() {
 JFrame fr=new JFrame("Moving Objects");
 movingObjects mO=new movingObjects();
 fr.add(mO);
 fr.setVisible(true);
 fr.setSize(400,400); 
 fr.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}

 public static void main(String args[]) {
  new mainClass();
  }
 }  

Answer 1

You should use a Qualified Super.

movingObjects.super.paintComponent(g);

Because, when you use this or super inside an inner class (in this case: Runnable), you will get the innerclass. If you want to use the outer class from the inner class, use a Qualified This or a Qualified Super.

YourOuterClassName.this
YourOuterClassName.super

Qualified Super is a term I can’t find in the JLS, I invented it by myself.