Translucent Button
import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
/*
* TranslucentButton.java
*
* Created on May 1, 2007, 3:54 PM
*
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/**
*
* @author Chet
*/
public class TranslucentButton extends JButton {
BufferedImage buttonImage = null;
/** Creates a new instance of TranslucentButton */
public TranslucentButton(String label) {
super(label);
setOpaque(false);
}
public void paint(Graphics g) {
// Create an image for the button graphics if necessary
if (buttonImage == null || buttonImage.getWidth() != getWidth()
|| buttonImage.getHeight() != getHeight()) {
buttonImage = getGraphicsConfiguration().createCompatibleImage(getWidth(), getHeight());
}
Graphics gButton = buttonImage.getGraphics();
gButton.setClip(g.getClip());
// Have the superclass render the button for us
super.paint(gButton);
// Make the graphics object sent to this paint() method translucent
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
AlphaComposite newComposite = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, .5f);
g2d.setComposite(newComposite);
// Copy the button's image to the destination graphics, translucently
g2d.drawImage(buttonImage, 0, 0, null);
}
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.setSize(300, 300);
JPanel checkerboard = new Checkerboard();
checkerboard.add(new TranslucentButton("Translucent Button"));
f.add(checkerboard);
f.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
Runnable doCreateAndShowGUI = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGUI();
}
};
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(doCreateAndShowGUI);
}
private static class Checkerboard extends JPanel {
private static final int DIVISIONS = 10;
static final int CHECKER_SIZE = 60;
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
g.setColor(Color.white);
g.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
for (int stripeX = 0; stripeX < getWidth(); stripeX += CHECKER_SIZE) {
for (int y = 0, row = 0; y < getHeight(); y += CHECKER_SIZE / 2, ++row) {
int x = (row % 2 == 0) ? stripeX : (stripeX + CHECKER_SIZE / 2);
g.fillRect(x, y, CHECKER_SIZE / 2, CHECKER_SIZE / 2);
}
}
}
}
}
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