3 replies to this topic

[oskargustafsson]

Is there any way to alter the looks of specific java components? Say I want to remove the borders around a JTextField, for example.

I've searched the internet for answers with no result, but I'm sure you can help me. Thanks!

[I_Jones]

maybe just draw a box around the border of the textfield matching the BG colors, if your BG is multicolored well then i dont know, im a noob

[WildChild]

Yes there are ways to alter the default look for a Swing component. For your specific example look up setBorder method in JComponent (JtextField inherits from JComponent).

Use the documentation!

WildChild

[dega512]

Yes, look into the javax.swing.plaf.synth package.

Another option is to create a custom class that inherits the component and you do the custom painting in the paintComponent method, like this:

import java.awt.*;

import javax.swing.*;


public class MyComponent extends JComponent // replace with the component you wish to alter

{

     // ... constructor etc..

    

     protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)

     {

          super.paintComponent(g);  // make the component paint itself

          

          // do all of your custom painting here...

     }

}

- dega