Quickstart Examples

Some examples to quickly begin creating amazing things with javaDraw!

Example #1: Drawing

import javadraw.*;

public class Drawing extends Window {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Window.open();
    }
    
    public void start() {
        screen.color(Color.GRAY);
        Oval face = new Oval(screen, 100, 0, 600, 600, Color.YELLOW);
        
        Oval eye1 = new Oval(screen, 200, 200, 85.71, 100);
        Oval eye2 = new Oval(screen, 500, 200, 85.71, 100);
        
        Rectangle eyebrow1 = new Rectangle(screen, 157.14, 150, 100, 5);
        eyebrow1.rotation(-16);
        
        Rectangle eyebrow2 = new Rectangle(screen, 517.85, 150, 100, 5);
        eyebrow2.rotation(16);
        
        Oval mouth = new Oval(screen, 350, 400, 85.71, face.height() / 5.5);
    }

}

Example #1 Output

Note that we calculated those numbers with these formulas:

Oval eye1 = new Oval(screen, face.x() + face.width() / 6, 200, face.width() / 7, face.height() / 6);
Oval eye2 = new Oval(screen, (face.x() + face.width()) - (face.width() / 6) * 2, 200, face.width() / 7, face.height() / 6);

Rectangle eyebrow1 = new Rectangle(screen, eye1.x() - eye1.width() / 2, 200 - 50, 100, 5)
eyebrow1.rotation(-16);

Rectangle eyebrow2 = new Rectangle(screen, eye2.x() - 25 + eye2.width() / 2, 200 - 50, 100, 5);
eyebrow2.rotation(16);

Example #2: Animation

We can animate our face now by adding an animation loop and having our eyes blink every 3 seconds (note that we've now switched to the proportions-based calculations):

import javadraw.*;

public class Drawing extends Window {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Window.open();
    }
    
    public void start() {
        screen.color(Color.GRAY);

        Oval face = new Oval(screen, 100, 0, 600, 600, Color.YELLOW);

        Oval eye1 = new Oval(screen, face.x() + face.width() / 6, 200, face.width() / 7, face.height() / 6);
        Oval eye2 = new Oval(screen, (face.x() + face.width()) - (face.width() / 6) * 2, 200, face.width() / 7, face.height() / 6);

        Rectangle eyebrow1 = new Rectangle(screen, eye1.x() - eye1.width() / 2, 200 - 50, 100, 5);
        eyebrow1.rotation(-16);

        Rectangle eyebrow2 = new Rectangle(screen, eye2.x() - 25 + eye2.width() / 2, 200 - 50, 100, 5);
        eyebrow2.rotation(16);

        Oval mouth = new Oval(screen, 400 - 50, 400, 85.71, face.height() / 5.5);

        double seconds = 0;
        double fps = 30;
        
        boolean running = true;
        while (running) {
            seconds += 1.0 / fps;

            if (1.9 < seconds && seconds < 2) {
                eye1.height(1);
                eye2.height(1);
            }

            if (seconds >= 2.1) {
                eye1.height(face.height() / 6);
                eye2.height(face.height() / 6);
                seconds = 0;
            }

            screen.update();
            screen.sleep(1 / fps);
        }
    }

}

Example #2 Output

Notice how we added these lines within our start method:

double seconds = 0;
double fps = 30;
boolean running = true;

while (running) {
    seconds += 1.0 / fps;

    if (1.9 < seconds && seconds < 2) {
        eye1.height(1);
        eye2.height(1);
    }

    if (seconds >= 2.1) {
        eye1.height(face.height() / 6);
        eye2.height(face.height() / 6);
        seconds = 0;
    }

    screen.update();
    screen.sleep(1 / fps);
}

Example #3: Input

Now we will move our emoji's mouth based on the mouse's position:

import javadraw.*;

public class Drawing extends Window {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Window.open();
    }

    Location mouthLocation = new Location(400 - 50, 400);
    Oval mouth;

    public void start() {
        screen.color(Color.GRAY);

        Oval face = new Oval(screen, 100, 0, 600, 600, Color.YELLOW);

        Oval eye1 = new Oval(screen, face.x() + face.width() / 6, 200, face.width() / 7, face.height() / 6);
        Oval eye2 = new Oval(screen, (face.x() + face.width()) - (face.width() / 6) * 2, 200, face.width() / 7, face.height() / 6);

        Rectangle eyebrow1 = new Rectangle(screen, eye1.x() - eye1.width() / 2, 200 - 50, 100, 5);
        eyebrow1.rotation(-16);

        Rectangle eyebrow2 = new Rectangle(screen, eye2.x() - 25 + eye2.width() / 2, 200 - 50, 100, 5);
        eyebrow2.rotation(16);

        mouth = new Oval(screen, 400 - 50, 400, 85.71, face.height() / 5.5);

        double seconds = 0;
        double fps = 30;

        boolean running = true;
        while (running) {
            seconds += 1.0 / fps;

            if (1.9 < seconds && seconds < 2) {
                eye1.height(1);
                eye2.height(1);
            }

            if (seconds >= 2.1) {
                eye1.height(face.height() / 6);
                eye2.height(face.height() / 6);
                seconds = 0;
            }

            screen.update();
            screen.sleep(1 / fps);
        }
    }

    public void mouseMove(Location location) {
        mouth.moveTo(mouthLocation.x() + (location.x() - mouthLocation.x()) / 7,
                mouthLocation.y() + (location.y() - mouthLocation.y()) / 7);
    }

}

Example #3 Output

Notice how a new method was added, allowing us to handle input events:

public void mouseMove(Location location) {
    // Event handling code goes here!
}