Creates a new JButton with the flat appearance. - Java Swing

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Creates a new JButton with the flat appearance.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import javax.swing.AbstractButton;
import javax.swing.Action;

import javax.swing.JButton;

import javax.swing.JToggleButton;

import javax.swing.UIDefaults;
import javax.swing.UIManager;

import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicBorders;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonUI;

import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicToggleButtonUI;

public class Main {
    /** An action property for specifying whether a regualar or toggle button should be created. */
    public static final String TOGGLE_BUTTON = "TOGGLE_BUTTON";

    /**
     * Creates a new JButton with the flat appearance.  It uses the same rollover effect as flat buttons
     * in a toolbar. 
     * @return a JButton with the roll over property set and the border customized to show the rollover effect
     */
    public static JButton CreateFlatButton() {
        JButton button = new JButton();
        makeButtonFlat(button);
        return button;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new JButton with the flat appearance.  
     * It uses the same rollover effect as flat buttons in a toolbar.
     * The TOGGLE_BUTTON boolean property is checked to determine whether to create a toggle
     * button or a regular one (default). 
     * @param action  the action to be hooked up to the button
     * @return a JButton with the roll over property set and the border customized to show the rollover effect
     */
    public static AbstractButton CreateFlatButton(Action action) {
        // Create the button
        boolean toggleButton = false;
        if (action != null) {
            Object toggleButtonObj = action.getValue(TOGGLE_BUTTON);
            toggleButton = (toggleButtonObj instanceof Boolean) ? ((Boolean) toggleButtonObj)
                    .booleanValue() : false;
        }

        AbstractButton button = toggleButton ? (AbstractButton) CreateFlatToggleButton()
                : CreateFlatButton();

        if (action != null) {
            button.setAction(action);
        }

        return button;
    }

    public static void makeButtonFlat(AbstractButton button) {
        // Override the default look and feel: use basic L&F because some L&F (esp. WinXP)
        // ignores the border property
        if (button instanceof JToggleButton) {
            button.setUI(new BasicToggleButtonUI());
        } else {
            button.setUI(new BasicButtonUI());
        }

        button.setRolloverEnabled(true);

        UIDefaults table = UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults();
        button.setBorder(new BasicBorders.RolloverButtonBorder(table
                .getColor("controlShadow"), //$NON-NLS-1$
                table.getColor("controlDkShadow"), //$NON-NLS-1$
                table.getColor("controlHighlight"), //$NON-NLS-1$
                table.getColor("controlLtHighlight"))); //$NON-NLS-1$
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new JToggleButton with the flat appearance.  
     * It uses the same rollover effect as flat buttons in a toolbar.
     * @return a JButton with the roll over property set and the border customized to show the rollover effect
     */
    public static JToggleButton CreateFlatToggleButton() {
        JToggleButton button = new JToggleButton();
        makeButtonFlat(button);
        return button;
    }
}

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