JFrame Repaint() Individual Component

Question

Is it possible to repaint only a specific component in a JFrame, rather than the entire thing? If this is possible, how would you do this?

Answer 1

Yes, you can suggest the repainting of a single component by calling repaint(); on that component only. Per the Component API :

 public void repaint() 

Repaints this component.

If this component is a lightweight component, this method causes a call to this component's paint method as soon as possible. Otherwise, this method causes a call to this component's update method as soon as possible.