Undocumented Secrets of MATLAB-Java Programming

99Rich GUI Using Java Swing

In addition to the component and container classes, Swing also contains many useful utility

classes. For example, BorderFactory facilitates creation of Border objects (the outline

that surrounds the components, giving a colored outline, 3D appearance, or other visual

effects).

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Here is a sample JButton with a few different borders:

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import javax.swing.* java.awt.*

jb1 = JButton('Click me #1!');

jb2 = JButton('Click me #2!');

jb3 = JButton('Click me #3!');

etchedBorder = javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder.LOWERED;

jb1.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.red));

jb1.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(etchedBorder)); ...