Better way to paint a JComponent in java swing

Question

We can paint the background of a Jcomponent in swing and can also place background image. I want to know which is the better way to minimize the memory usage? Can anyone help?

Answer 1

In case you are repainting the area again and again ,then its always better to only repaint the required portion instead of painting entire region.

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