Hi Mathias,
> If I have different displays which appear at different times at the same
> Panel in my app, what's the better way to to this with regard to
> performance and memory issues:
>
> 1) Panel.add(display[0].getComponent());
> // Do some stuff
> Panel.remove(display[0].getComponent());
> Panel.add(display[1].getComponent());
This is the right way.
> 2) JPanel displayPanel = new JPanel();
> Panel.add(displayPanel);
> // Do some stuff
> display[0].setComponent(displayPanel);
> // Do some stuff
> display[1].setComponent(displayPanel);
This is the wrong way.
> What exactly does the setComponent()?
This method probably shouldn't be public. Its just for
subclasses of DisplayImpl (i.e., DisplayImplJ3D and
DisplayImplJ2D) to "register" the Component they create.
Cheers,
Bill
