Thread: Change the circles to start

Im trying to change the circle in the flag to stars
tried every possible way i know nothing worked

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
 
////////// Flag
 
class AmericanFlag
{
    ///////// main
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        JFrame windo = new FlagWindow();
        windo.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        windo.setVisible(true);
    }//end main
}//end Flag
 
///////////FlagWindow
 
class FlagWindow extends JFrame {
 
    //////Constructor
 
      FlagWindow() {
 
        Container content = this.getContentPane();//get content pane
        content.setLayout(new BorderLayout());//set its layout
        drawString drawing = new drawString();//Create a drawing
        content.add(drawing, BorderLayout.CENTER);//center expands
 
        this.setTitle("The United States Flag");
        this.pack();
    }//end constructor
}// end class Flag
 
//////// class MyDrawing
//this class extends JPaneland overrides paintcomponent to
//create a component for drawing - in this case the U.S. flag
 
class drawString extends JPanel
{
    ///////Constructor
 
    drawString()
    {
        setPreferredSize(new Dimension(800, 600));//initial screen sizes
        setBackground(Color.white);//sets the background color
    }
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
    super.paintComponent(g);
 
        int w = getWidth();
        int h = getHeight();
        int stripeHeigth = h*4/65;
        int y = stripeHeigth;
        int x;
        g.setColor(Color.red);//setting red stripes across the flag
        g.fillRect(w/10, h/10, w*4/5, h*4/5);
        g.setColor(Color.white);//setting white stripes across the flag
 
        while (y < h*7/10) {
            g.fillRect(w/10, h/10 + y, w*4/5, h*4/65);
            y = y + (stripeHeigth*2);
        }
        g.setColor(Color.blue);//setting a blue panel to be filled with stars
        g.fillRect(w/10, h/10, w*8/25, h*28/65);
        g.setColor(Color.white);///color to be used for 50 stars
        x = h*85/650;
        y = w/10+w*28/2325;
        while (y < w*105/250) {
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            y+= w*128/2325;
            x = h*85/650;
        }
        y = w/10+w*88/2325;
        x = h*85/650+h*13/310;
        while(y < w*95/250) {
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            y+= w*128/2325;
            x = h*85/650+h*13/310;
        }
 
 
    }
}

your hint is between these lines. try changing the fillOval method to fillRect and you get rectangles instead of ovals. now find a way to draw the stars using drawPolygon method.

while (y < w*105/250) {
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            y+= w*128/2325;
            x = h*85/650;
        }
        y = w/10+w*88/2325;
        x = h*85/650+h*13/310;
        while(y < w*95/250) {
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            x += h*13/155;
            g.fillOval(y, x, w*4/200, w*4/200);
            y+= w*128/2325;
            x = h*85/650+h*13/310;
        }