Here is my code so far:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionAdapter;

import javax.swing.*;

public class Paint extends JFrame {
	private static PCanvas canvas = new PCanvas();

	

  public Paint() {

    // Create a panel to group three buttons
    JPanel p1 = new JPanel(new GridLayout (1, 3));
    
    JButton jbtClear = new JButton("Clear");
    JButton jbtFG = new JButton("FG");
    JButton jbtBG = new JButton("BG");

    jbtClear.setToolTipText("Clears Canvas");
    jbtFG.setToolTipText("This changes Foreground Color");
    jbtBG.setToolTipText("This changes Background Color");
    
    p1.add(jbtClear);
    p1.add(jbtFG);
    p1.add(jbtBG);
    
    // Create a panel to group two labels
    JPanel p2 = new JPanel(new GridLayout (1, 4));

    JButton jbtLine = new JButton("Line");
    JButton jbtPolyLine = new JButton("PolyLine");   
    JButton jbtOval = new JButton("Oval");   
    JButton jbtFilledOval = new JButton("FilledOval");
    
    jbtLine.setToolTipText("Creates a line");
    jbtPolyLine.setToolTipText("Creates a Poly Line");
    jbtOval.setToolTipText("Creates an oval");
    jbtFilledOval.setToolTipText("Creates a filled oval");


    p2.add(jbtLine);
    
    	jbtLine.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
    		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
    			canvas.line();
    		}
    		});
    	
    
    p2.add(jbtPolyLine);    
    p2.add(jbtOval);    
    p2.add(jbtFilledOval);

    
    // Create a panel to group two labels
    JPanel p3 = new JPanel(new GridLayout (1, 4));
    
    JButton jbtRectangle = new JButton("Rectangle");
    JButton jbtFilledRectangle = new JButton("FilledRectangle");    
    JButton jbtRoundRectangle = new JButton("RoundRectangle");   
    JButton jbtFilledRoundRectangle = new JButton("FilledRoundRectangle");
    
    jbtRectangle.setToolTipText("Creates a Rectangle");
    jbtFilledRectangle.setToolTipText("Creates a Filled Rectangle");
    jbtRoundRectangle.setToolTipText("Creates a round rectangle");
    jbtFilledRoundRectangle.setToolTipText("Creates a filled round rectangle");

    p3.add(jbtRectangle);
    p3.add(jbtFilledRectangle);    
    p3.add(jbtRoundRectangle);   
    p3.add(jbtFilledRoundRectangle);

    // Add two panels to the frame
 
    setLayout(new GridLayout(4, 1, 1, 1));
    add(canvas, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    add(p1);
    add(p2);
    add(p3);
    
    
  }



  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // Create a frame and set its properties
    JFrame frame = new Paint();

    frame.setTitle("TestSwingCommonFeatures");

    frame.setSize(700, 700);

    frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); // Center the frame
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
  
  public static class PCanvas extends JPanel {
	  
	  private int x = 0;
	  private int y = 0;
	    public void line(){
	    	addMouseMotionListener(new MouseMotionAdapter(){
	    		public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e){
	    		
	    			x = e.getX();
	    			y = e.getY();
	    			System.out.println(x + y);
	    			repaint();
	    		}
	    	});
	    	
	    }

		/** Repaint the line */
	    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
	      super.paintComponent(g);
	      
	    }
	  }

}

For now, I just want to foucs on drawing a line by clicking on the line button and dragging the mouse to draw the line on the canvas. I'm a beginner at this, can someone help me. I believe what do I do so when I click on the canvas and drag the mouse, a line comes out and stays on it? Thanks in advance!

Here is an example that was in my textbook. Maybe this will help.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

class SketchPad extends JFame implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener{
    private int last_x;
    private int last_y;

    public static void main(String[] args){
        SketchPad frame = new SketchPad();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public SketchPad(){
        setTitle("SketchPad");
        setSize(450. 300);
        setResizable(false);
        setLocation(150, 200);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        last_x = last_y = 0;

        addMouseListener(this);
        addMouseMotionListener(this);
    }

//Mouse Event Handling

    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent event){
        int x = event.getX();
        int y - event.getY();

        if(event.isMetaDown()){
            Graphics g = getGraphics();
            Rectangle r = getBounds();
            g.ClearRect(0, 0, r.width, r.height);
            g.dispose();
        } else {
            last_x = x;
            last_y = y;
        }
    }

    public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event){}
    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event){}
    public void mouseExited(MouseEvent event){}
    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event){}

    public void mouse Dragged(MouseEvent event){
        int x = event.getX();
        int y = event.getY();

        if(!event.isMetaDown()) {
            //don't process the right button drag
            Graphics g = getGraphics();

            g.drawLine(last_x, last_y, x, y);
            g.dispose();

            last_x = x;
            last_y = y;
        }
    }

    public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent event) {}
}

I got this from "A Comprehensive Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java" by C. Thomas Wu

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