how to draw several shape (circle, line, rec, etc.) with more control?

Question

I know there is a nice class Graphics with basic api like drawLine, drawRect. But I need more control to set pixel size, wide, thick, thin, lines in my shape. My intention is to draw a dynamic shape (similar to attached image) depending on different criteria.

I'm new in J2ME. Any other suggestion to achieve my goal is appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

There is no way to set line thickness in J2ME.

However, you can try some workarounds:

To simulate thick lines, you can just draw multiple lines.
And to draw a thick circle you can draw a larger filled circle and then a smaller one inside it.

For dotted lines use setStrokeStyle.

Answer 2

If your target devices are Nokia than you can use drawPixels(...) and drawPolygon(...) in conjunction with MIDP graphics methods drawLine(...), drawRect(...) and drawArc(...). To achieve your goal. The drawPixels(...) is a very powerful method in the sense you can draw virtually any custom shape you would like. I know of SonyEricsson that supports nokia UI api's but with "strings attached".

More descriptive information can be found at this link.

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If your target devices are not just Nokia than i would suggest you find / do-self port of Nokia UI class DirectGraphics. There are no ODM specific libraries the way Nokia have it.