Layers

I need to update things on the screen while keeping a background image intact. At the moment I am repainting the foreground and background, but I know there has to be a better way!

Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;

g2d.setPaint(mapPaint);//set image to paint

g2d.fill(mapRect);//lay down background

updateDisplay(g2d);//update foreground and lay it on top

the trouble I am having is clearing the trail left on the foreground without redrawing the background.

CaseyB

[506 byte] By [Caseyba] at [2007-10-1 16:22:23]