DrawRectangle.java

package com.googlecode.lanterna.examples;

import java.io.IOException;

import com.googlecode.lanterna.TerminalPosition;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.TerminalSize;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.graphics.TextGraphics;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.screen.Screen;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.screen.TerminalScreen;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.terminal.DefaultTerminalFactory;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.terminal.Terminal;


/**
 * Creates a TerminalScreen and a TextGraphics from it and writes a rectangle
 * from the character '*'
 * 
 * @author Peter Borkuti
 *
 */
public class DrawRectangle {

	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
		Terminal terminal = new DefaultTerminalFactory().createTerminal();
		Screen screen = new TerminalScreen(terminal);

		TextGraphics tGraphics = screen.newTextGraphics();

		screen.startScreen();
		screen.clear();

		tGraphics.drawRectangle(
			new TerminalPosition(3,3), new TerminalSize(10,10), '*');
		screen.refresh();

		screen.readInput();
		screen.stopScreen();
	}

}