Working with Borders - Java Swing

Java examples for Swing:Border

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Introduction

Swing draws a border around the edges of components.

There are different kinds of borders:

  • Bevel Border
  • Soft Bevel Border
  • Etched Border
  • Line Border
  • Titled Border
  • Matte Border
  • Empty Border
  • Compound Border

Available Border Classes

Type of BorderBorder Class
Bevel Border BevelBorder
Soft Bevel Border SoftBevelBorder
Etched Border EtchedBorder
Line Border LineBorder
Titled Border TitledBorder
Matte Border MatteBorder
Empty Border EmptyBorder
Compound Border CompoundBorder

The following snippet of code creates different kinds of borders: 

import java.awt.Color;

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.border.BevelBorder;
import javax.swing.border.Border;
import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;
import javax.swing.border.TitledBorder;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Create bevel borders
    Border bevelRaisedBorder = BorderFactory
        .createBevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED);
    Border bevelLoweredBorder = BorderFactory
        .createBevelBorder(BevelBorder.LOWERED);

    // Create soft bevel borders
    Border softBevelRaisedBorder = BorderFactory
        .createSoftBevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED);
    Border softBevelLoweredBorder = BorderFactory
        .createSoftBevelBorder(BevelBorder.LOWERED);

    // Create etched borders
    Border etchedRaisedBorder = BorderFactory
        .createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.RAISED);
    Border etchedLoweredBorder = BorderFactory
        .createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.LOWERED);

    // Create line borders
    Border lineBorder = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK);
    Border lineThickerBorder = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK, 3);

    // Create titled borders
    Border titledBorderAtTop = BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(
        etchedLoweredBorder, "Title text goes here", TitledBorder.CENTER,
        TitledBorder.TOP);
    Border titledBorderAtBottom = BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(
        etchedLoweredBorder, "Title text goes here", TitledBorder.CENTER,
        TitledBorder.BOTTOM);

    // Create a matte border
    Border matteBorder = BorderFactory
        .createMatteBorder(1, 3, 5, 7, Color.BLUE);

    // Create an empty border
    Border emptyBorder = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder();

    // Create compound borders
    Border twoCompoundBorder = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
        etchedRaisedBorder, lineBorder);
    Border threeCompoundBorder = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
        titledBorderAtTop, twoCompoundBorder);

    new JButton().setBorder(matteBorder);

  }
}

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