Why does this method execute? JAVA

[TheMathNoob]

Homework Statement

package myfirstgame;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.Graphics;
/**
*
* @author danif
*/
public class MyFirstGame extends JFrame {

  public MyFirstGame()
  {
      setTitle("the game");
      setSize(250,250);
      setResizable(false);
      setVisible(true);
      setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    
    
  }
  public void paint(Graphics g)
  {
      g.draw3DRect(WIDTH, WIDTH, WIDTH, WIDTH, rootPaneCheckingEnabled);
  }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      
        MyFirstGame game = new MyFirstGame();
    }
  
}

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

It is kind of weird to me how paint executes without calling the function in the main. As soon as the object is created, paint is called. But paint is not static, so it is weird.

 

[jedishrfu]

When this kind of java program is run, the java runtime starts two threads a main thread and a swing thread. You're seeing the swing thread in operation. The idea is that your actual work is done in the main thread while at the same time the program GUI stays responsive to the enduser.

As an example, if you wrote a program to display a julia set fractal, then the enduser can interact with the program (like press the exit icon) while the program is computing the fractal points and periodically calling the repaint() method to have the swing thread update the screen display.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/painting-140037.html