[Bug swing/26958] New: paintComponent(Graphics) should allow to cast the parameter into Graphics2D

[audriusa at bluewin dot ch]

In http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/14painting/practice.html it
is written that implementing the custom component painting it is possible ("you
CAN") to cast the passed parameter into Graphics2D, for getting access to the
Graphics2D features. It is even not written that this is unwanted or
deprecated.

The lack of this feature partially breaks the popular JFreeChart library and,
as a result, may break a number of applications that use this library (like
jMemorize). Probably for the beginning it would be good to pass the Graphics2D
even with some methods not yet working as desired, because the class cast
exception prevents the applications from being started.


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           Summary: paintComponent(Graphics) should allow to cast the
                    parameter into Graphics2D
           Product: classpath
           Version: 0.90
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: swing
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: audriusa at bluewin dot ch


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26958