how to print some text in emulator

[sowmithrii]

Hi

can any one pls tell me how i can print some text on the emulator.

I added the statement "System.out.println("Hello World"); " in "startApp()". but it is not printing anything. its just showing a blank background with the project name on it.

pls tell me...

Regards,
Naveen.

[vishalnmahajan]

using System.out.println() , you will print the text on the console , not on the emulator.
use a Graphics object g.
g.drawString(string,x,y,anchor point);

[sowmithrii]

Hi vishal,

What is this anchor point..??
can you give me an example for g.drawString(string,x,y,anchor point);

[vishalnmahajan]

g.drawString("Hello World",x,y,Graphics.TOP|Graphics.LEFT);
x & y are the int values

[jappit]

Maybe this introductory article on J2me low level graphics could be of some help:

http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/20...UI.html?page=4

Pit

[sowmithrii]

What is wrong in this code... pls help me.
this should print "hello world" on the screen.



import javax.microedition.lcdui.Alert;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Command;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.CommandListener;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Display;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Displayable;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Graphics;
import javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet;
import javax.microedition.midlet.MIDletStateChangeException;

public class myMidlet extends MIDlet implements CommandListener{

Alert alert;
Command comExit;

protected void destroyApp(boolean arg0) throws MIDletStateChangeException {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

protected void pauseApp() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

protected void startApp() throws MIDletStateChangeException {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
//System.out.println("Hello World");
/*Graphics g = null;
g.drawString("welcome to the Matrix",10,10,g.BOTTOM|g.RIGHT);*/
alert = new Alert("Hello World");
Display.getDisplay(this).setCurrent(alert);
comExit = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 1);
alert.addCommand(comExit);
alert.setCommandListener(this);
}

public void commandAction(Command cmd, Displayable arg1) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (cmd == comExit) {
exit();
}
}

public void exit() {
notifyDestroyed();
}


}

[jappit]

First, you should define a Displayable object and set it as current Display for your MIDlet, with the Display setCurrent() method.

Secondly, you should perform low level graphics paint operations within Canvas paint() method, whose argument is the Graphics instance you're trying to use in your code.

For example you can extend Canvas this way:

public class MyCanvas extends Canvas
{
	protected void paint(Graphics g)
	{
		g.drawString("welcome to the Matrix", 10, 10, Graphics.BOTTOM | Graphics.RIGHT);
	}
}

And then, in your MIDlet startApp() method, you can do:

Display.getDisplay(this).setCurrent(new MyCanvas());

Hope it helps
Pit