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How to make a JPanel reset?

I have a simple game of pong where when the user clicks a JButton which is displayed on the JPanel it should reset the game. How can I do this? I was thinking just remove the JPanel and add a new one (the JPanel contains all of the necessary code/class references for the game) I tried writing this however, and it didn't work, nothing happens. Here is my code:
JFrame Class:
public class Window extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
static int length = 1000;
static int height = 1000;
Display display = new Display();
Window() {
setTitle("Program Display");
setSize(length + 22, height + 40);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
JButton restart = new JButton("Start New Game");
add(display);
display.add(restart);
restart.addActionListener(this);
setVisible(true);
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
remove(display);
Display display2 = new Display();
JButton restart = new JButton("Start New Game");
add(display2);
display2.add(restart);
restart.addActionListener(this);
revalidate();
repaint();
}
}
JPanel Class:
public class Display extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
int up = 0;
int down = 500;
double ballx = 500;
double bally = 500;
char ballDirection;
Rectangle border;
static Rectangle borderEast;
static Rectangle borderNorth;
static Rectangle borderSouth;
static Rectangle borderWest;
static boolean gameOver;
Timer timer;
Paddle p;
Ball b;
Display() {
p = new Paddle();
b = new Ball();
up = p.up;
down = p.down;
ballx = b.ballx;
bally = b.bally;
ballDirection = b.ballDirection;
initTimer();
b.startBall();
addKeyListener(p);
setFocusable(true);
}
public void initTimer() {
timer = new Timer(10, this);
timer.start();
}
public void setUpBorders(Graphics2D g2d) {
border = new Rectangle(0, 0, Window.length, Window.height);
borderEast = new Rectangle(Window.length, 0, 2, Window.height);
borderWest = new Rectangle(0, 0, 2, Window.height);
borderSouth = new Rectangle(0, Window.height, Window.length, 2);
borderNorth = new Rectangle(0, 0, Window.length, 2);
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.draw(border);
}
public void paintPaddle(Graphics2D g2d) {
g2d.setColor(new Color(0, 130, 130));
g2d.fill(p.paddle);
}
public void paintBall(Graphics2D g2d) {
g2d.setColor(new Color(0, 130, 130));
g2d.fillOval((int) ballx, (int) bally, 20, 20);
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
setBackground(Color.BLACK);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
setUpBorders(g2d);
paintPaddle(g2d);
paintBall(g2d);
if(gameOver == true) {
Font custom = new Font("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 60);
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.setFont(custom);
g2d.drawString("Game Over. Your score was: " + Ball.score + "!", 50, 500);
}
}
public void checkBorderHit() {
b.checkBorderHit();
p.checkBorderHit();
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
up = p.up;
down = p.down;
ballx = b.ballx;
bally = b.bally;
ballDirection = b.ballDirection;
b.moveBall();
checkBorderHit();
repaint();
}
}

You didn't say what exactly doesn't work, but you forgot to call revalidate() and repaint() after adding display2. If your problem was that after pressing the button nothing happens, this will probably solve it.
Edit:
We still can't run you code, because the Ball and Paddle class are missing (my mistake for not mentioning that), but try to set important variables like gameOver false when first "mentioning them" (I don't know the proper term, just do static boolean gameOver = false; instead of static boolean gameOver;). Do this in all other classes also. Sorry for not saying which variables you exactly must change, but I'm not saying anything I'm not 100% sure about without being able to test it :P (maybe a more experienced person can help you more)

When i add code to paintComponent() my gui disappears

In my code after i added code to paintComponent() when i run it, all the JLabel, textfields, and buttons disappear the textfields and buttons reappear when i click on them while the program is running but i still can't see any of the JLabels.
I hope it is something silly i have commented out the code in the paintComponent() method that seems to cause this error.
public class snowBoarding extends JFrame {
private JButton getReset() {
if (Reset == null) {
Reset = new JButton();
Reset.setBounds(new Rectangle(162, 411, 131, 39));
Reset.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 18));
Reset.setText("Reset");
Reset.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e){
textField_1.setText("0");
textField_2.setText("0");
textField_3.setText("0");
textField_4.setText("0");
textField_5.setText("0");
textField_6.setText("0");
textField_7.setText("0");
textField_8.setText("0");
textField_9.setText("0");
textField_10.setText("0");
textField_11.setText("0");
textField.setText("0");
total_1.setText("0");
total_2.setText("0");
Overall.setText("0");
DrawPanel.clear(DrawPanel.getGraphics());
DrawPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(BevelBorder.LOWERED));
}
});
}
return Reset;
}
public JButton getButton_calc_draw() {
if (Button_calc_draw == null) {
Button_calc_draw = new JButton();
Button_calc_draw.setBounds(303, 411, 131, 39);
Button_calc_draw.setFont(new Font ("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 18));
Button_calc_draw.setText("Draw");
Button_calc_draw.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) {
// Get values from the text fields
run_1[0] = Integer.parseInt(textField.getText());
run_1[1] = Integer.parseInt(textField_1.getText());
run_1[2] = Integer.parseInt(textField_2.getText());
run_1[3] = Integer.parseInt(textField_3.getText());
run_1[4] = Integer.parseInt(textField_4.getText());
run_1[5] = Integer.parseInt(textField_5.getText());
for (int i = 0; i < run_1.length; i++) {
temp[i] = run_1[i];
}
Arrays.sort(temp);
for (int i = 1; i < (temp.length -1) ; i++){
avg1+=temp[i];
}
avg1 = avg1/4;
run_2[0] = Integer.parseInt(textField_6.getText());
run_2[1] = Integer.parseInt(textField_7.getText());
run_2[2] = Integer.parseInt(textField_8.getText());
run_2[3] = Integer.parseInt(textField_9.getText());
run_2[4] = Integer.parseInt(textField_10.getText());
run_2[5] = Integer.parseInt(textField_11.getText());
for (int i = 0; i < run_2.length; i++) {
temp[i] = run_2[i];
}
Arrays.sort(temp);
for (int i = 1; i < (temp.length -1) ; i++){
avg2+=temp[i];
}
avg2 = avg2/4;
if (avg1 > avg2){
OverallScore = avg1;
}
else {
OverallScore = avg2;
}
total_1.setText(Integer.toString(avg1));
total_2.setText(Integer.toString(avg2));
Overall.setText(Integer.toString(OverallScore));
DrawPanel.repaint();
}
// Transfer the image from the BufferedImage to the JPanel to make it visible.
;
});
}
return Button_calc_draw;
}
}
});
}
return Reset;
}
private myJPanel getDrawPanel() {
if (DrawPanel == null) {
DrawPanel = new myJPanel();
DrawPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
DrawPanel.setBounds(new Rectangle(258, 39, 326, 361));
DrawPanel.setBackground(Color.white);
DrawPanel.setEnabled(true);
DrawPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(BevelBorder.LOWERED));
//Instantiate the BufferedImage object and give it the same width
// and height as that of the drawing area JPanel
img = new BufferedImage(DrawPanel.getWidth(),
DrawPanel.getHeight(),
BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
//Get its graphics context. A graphics context of a particular object allows us to draw on it.
g2dImg = (Graphics2D)img.getGraphics();
//Draw a filled white coloured rectangle on the entire area to clear it.
g2dImg.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
g2dImg.fill(new Rectangle2D.Double(0, 0, img.getWidth(), img.getHeight()));
}
return DrawPanel;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
snowBoarding thisClass = new snowBoarding();
thisClass.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
thisClass.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public snowBoarding() {
super();
setResizable(false);
getContentPane().setLayout(null);
initialize();
}
private void initialize() {
this.setSize(600, 500);
this.setContentPane(getJContentPane());
this.setTitle("Snowboarding Score Calculator");
this.setResizable(false);
this.setVisible(true);
}
}
class myJPanel extends JPanel {
BufferedImage img;
Graphics2D g2dImg;
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private Rectangle2D.Double rectangle;
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
//Must be called to draw the JPanel control.
// As a side effect, it also clears it.
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2D = (Graphics2D) g;
rectangle = new Rectangle2D.Double(0, 260-score[0] * 2, 25, score[0] * 2);
g2D.setPaint(Color.blue);
g2D.fill(rectangle);
g2D.draw(rectangle);
}
protected void clear(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
// Also clear the BufferedImage object by drawing a white coloured filled rectangle all over.
g2dImg.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
g2dImg.fill(new Rectangle2D.Double(0, 0, img.getWidth(), img.getHeight()));
}
}
edit: removing unnecessary code
i need the repaint to draw rectangles using the run_1 and the run_2 array as the x or y values after i click draw and the reset to return the painted image back to a white slate.
draw button --> draws the graph
reset button --> removes the graph so that a new graph can be created.

You shall not use g2dImg in paintComponent(), but g instead (the parameter received by method paintComponent()). More precisely, ((Grpahics2D)g) instead of g2dImg.
g2dImg doesn't seem to be initialized in your code posted here, maybe you have done it somewhere...
More generally, you shall always use the Graphics instance you received in paint methods (casting it to Graphics2D if needed). You shall not try to reuse/share/store instances of Graphics.
The same applies for the clear() method.
Here is an example of how to rewrite this paintComponent() method:
private boolean shallPaint = false;
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
if (shallPaint) {
Graphics2D g2D = (Graphics2D) g;
rectangle = new Rectangle2D.Double(0, 260-score1 * 2, 25, score1 * 2);
g2D.setPaint(Color.blue);
g2D.fill(rectangle);
g2D.draw(rectangle);
}
}
public void setShallPaint(boolean pShallPaint) {
shallPaint = pShallPaint;
}
Then simply call myJPanel.repaint() to repaint it.
You shall replace, in your reset button:
DrawPanel.clear(DrawPanel.getGraphics());
with:
DrawPanel.setShallPaint(false);
DrawPanel.repaint();
And in Button_calc_draw:
DrawPanel.setShallPaint(true);
DrawPanel.repaint();

How to make the Panels on JLayeredPane transparent?

I have a JLayeredPane with 4 layers added to it. 1 base layer, which is opaque and three 'transparent' layers (setOpaque(false)).
The problem is that although the panels are drawn onto, with every refresh a gray color is shown. The same thing happens if there is no refresh happening. In other words, instead of showing whatever was drawn onto the base layer, a gray color is shown, I assume this is from one of the layers above.
Here is a SSCCE - I'm not sure if this is short enough but it shows my problem.
public class SSCCE extends JLayeredPane{
public static void main(String[] args){
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setSize(950, 600);
frame.add(new SSCCE());
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
// private fields
private boolean drawInitial = true;
private boolean drawn = false;
private JPanel overlay, base, iconPanel, middle;
private BufferedImage baseBuffer, midBuffer, overlayBuffer, iconBuffer;
private boolean updateInit = true;
private Rectangle2D stored = new Rectangle2D.Double(60, 60, 40, 100);
public SSCCE() {
setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK));
setDoubleBuffered(false);
setOpaque(true);
setSize(new Dimension(950, 600));
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(950, 600));
base = new JPanel();
base.setBackground(new Color(0,0,0,0));
base.setSize(new Dimension(getWidth(), getHeight()));
this.add(base, new Integer(0));
middle = new JPanel();
middle.setSize(new Dimension(getWidth(), getHeight()));
middle.setBackground(new Color(0,0,0,0));
middle.setOpaque(false);
this.add(middle, new Integer(1));
overlay = new JPanel();
overlay.setBackground(new Color(0,0,0,0));
overlay.setOpaque(false);
overlay.setSize(new Dimension(getWidth(), getHeight()));
this.add(overlay, new Integer(2));
iconPanel = new JPanel();
iconPanel.setBackground(new Color(0,0,0,0));
iconPanel.setSize(getWidth(), getHeight());
iconPanel.setOpaque(false);
this.add(iconPanel, new Integer(3));
}
public void update() {
if(updateInit){
checkBuffer();
updateInit = false;
}
drawInfoRect();
drawIcon();
highlightPath(stored);
}
public void render() {
if (drawInitial) {
Graphics2D baseGraphics = (Graphics2D) base.getGraphics();
baseGraphics.drawImage(baseBuffer, 0, 0, null);
}
setResistanceColor((Graphics2D)baseBuffer.getGraphics());
middle.getGraphics().drawImage(midBuffer, 0, 0, null);
iconPanel.getGraphics().drawImage(iconBuffer, 0, 0, null);
drawInfoRect();
base.getGraphics().drawImage(baseBuffer, 0, 0, null);
if (drawn) {
overlay.getGraphics().drawImage(overlayBuffer, 0, 0, null);
}
repaint();
}
// /**
// * draws the appropriate colour
// */
#Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
update();
render();
}
/**
* sets the appropriate colours according to the resistance
* #param g2
*/
private void setResistanceColor(Graphics2D g2) {
Rectangle2D sp = new Rectangle2D.Double(50,50, 50, 50);
g2.setColor(Color.GREEN);
g2.fill(sp);
g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
}
/**
* checks if there already exists an image to buffer with
*/
private void checkBuffer() {
if (baseBuffer == null) {
baseBuffer = (new BufferedImage(this.getWidth(), this.getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB));
// background color
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) baseBuffer.getGraphics();
g2.setColor(Color.decode("#729fcf"));
Rectangle2D rect = new Rectangle2D.Double(0, 0, baseBuffer.getWidth(), baseBuffer.getHeight());
g2.fill(rect);
}
if (midBuffer == null) {
midBuffer = (new BufferedImage(this.getWidth(), this.getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB));
// background color
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) midBuffer.getGraphics();
g2.setColor(Color.RED);
Rectangle2D rect = new Rectangle2D.Double(0, 0, midBuffer.getWidth(), midBuffer.getHeight());
g2.fill(rect);
}
if (overlayBuffer == null) {
overlayBuffer = (new BufferedImage(this.getWidth(), this.getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB));
}
if (iconBuffer == null) {
iconBuffer = (new BufferedImage(this.getWidth(), this.getHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB));
}
}
public void highlightPath(Shape enlighten) {
Area area = new Area();
area.add(new Area(enlighten));
// clearing image before drawing
Graphics2D midBufferG = (Graphics2D) midBuffer.getGraphics();
clearImage(midBufferG);
midBufferG.setColor(Color.white);
// adds a transparent overlay
midBufferG.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.50f));
midBufferG.fill(area);
}
public void drawIcon() {
Graphics2D iconG = (Graphics2D) iconBuffer.getGraphics();
clearImage(iconG);
}
public void drawInfoRect() {
Graphics2D graph = (Graphics2D) overlayBuffer.getGraphics();
Rectangle2D visible = getVisibleRect();
int boxX = (int) (visible.getX() + 50);
int boxY = (int) (visible.getY() + 450);
RoundRectangle2D rect = new RoundRectangle2D.Double(boxX, boxY, 200, 150, 25, 25);
graph.setColor(Color.decode("#729fcf").darker());
graph.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.4f));
graph.fill(rect);
graph.setColor(Color.BLACK);
drawn = true;
}
private void clearImage(Graphics2D graph){
graph.setComposite(AlphaComposite.Clear);
graph.fillRect(0, 0, overlayBuffer.getWidth(), overlayBuffer.getHeight());
graph.setComposite(AlphaComposite.SrcOver);
}
}
It might be some basic mistake I made. Thanks for your help!

One of the previously suggested answers actually solved my question, but for some reason they deleted their answer.
Setting the Background of my panels to setBackground(new
Color(0,0,0,0)); solved my problems.
According to the person that suggested this, the cause of that is the fact that JComponent may or may not draw transparent if not explicitly specified.
Thanks again!

Click on icon in a JTextField and clear its content

I am trying to create a JTextField with an image and a hint. The function of the textfield is a search field to search some books. Now, I like to go a little bit further. I would like to give the image a function. For example, if I click on the image the text in the textfield should be cleared.
To achieve this implementation I created a new class and extended it with JTextField.
This is the code:
public class JSearchTextField extends JTextField implements FocusListener {
/**
*
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private String textWhenNotFocused;
private Icon icon;
private Insets dummyInsets;
private JTextField dummy;
public JSearchTextField() {
super();
Border border = UIManager.getBorder("TextField.border");
dummy = new JTextField("Suchen...");
this.dummyInsets = border.getBorderInsets(dummy);
icon = new ImageIcon(JSearchTextField.class.getResource("/images/clearsearch.png"));
this.addFocusListener(this);
}
public JSearchTextField(String textWhenNotFocused) {
this();
this.textWhenNotFocused = textWhenNotFocused;
}
public void setIcon(ImageIcon newIcon){
this.icon = newIcon;
}
public String getTextWhenNotFocused() {
return this.textWhenNotFocused;
}
public void setTextWhenNotFocused(String newText) {
this.textWhenNotFocused = newText;
}
public void paintComponent(Graphics g){
super.paintComponent(g);
int textX = 2;
if(!this.hasFocus() && this.getText().equals("")) {
int height = this.getHeight();
Font prev = this.getFont();
Font italic = prev.deriveFont(Font.ITALIC);
Color prevColor = g.getColor();
g.setFont(italic);
g.setColor(UIManager.getColor("textInactiveText"));
int h = g.getFontMetrics().getHeight();
int textBottom = (height - h) / 2 + h - 4;
int x = this.getInsets().left;
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
RenderingHints hints = g2d.getRenderingHints();
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2d.drawString(textWhenNotFocused, x, textBottom);
g2d.setRenderingHints(hints);
g.setFont(prev);
g.setColor(prevColor);
} else {
int iconWidth = icon.getIconWidth();
int iconHeight = icon.getIconHeight();
int x = dummy.getWidth() + dummyInsets.right;
textX = x - 420;
int y = (this.getHeight() - iconHeight)/2;
icon.paintIcon(this, g, x, y);
}
setMargin(new Insets(2, textX, 2, 2));
}
#Override
public void focusGained(FocusEvent arg0) {
this.repaint();
}
#Override
public void focusLost(FocusEvent arg0) {
this.repaint();
}
}
And this is where I create the fields;
txtSearchBooks = new JSearchTextField("Buch suchen...");
Now back to my question. Do you have any idea how I can give the image a function where the text will be automatically cleared? I tried to implement a MouseListener and set the text of "txtSearchBooks" to null but it hasn't worked.
I hope I didn't go off in the wrong direction.
Sorry for the long post but I would really appreciate to get some advice.

A JTextField is a JComponent, meaning it is also a container for other components. You can use the add(Component c) method to add other components to it. BUT A JTextField won't show its added components unless you provide a LayoutManager to it. Then it behaves just like a normal JPanel.
I made a small example how you can manage what you need. The label is showed to the right, and clicking it will clear the field. You can use a button as well, instead of label.
Please note you don't need to create the Image object from scratch as I do, you can load it from a file. I create it this way so that the example doesn't rely on other files.
public class TextFieldWithLabel {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
final JTextField textField = new JTextField("Search...");
textField.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
//creating dummy image...
Image image = new BufferedImage(25, 25, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
Graphics graphics = image.getGraphics();
graphics.setColor(Color.WHITE);
graphics.fillRect(0, 0, 25, 25);
graphics.setColor(Color.RED);
graphics.fillRect(2, 11, 21, 3);
graphics.fillRect(11, 2, 3, 21);
JLabel label = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(image));
textField.add(label, BorderLayout.EAST);
label.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
textField.setText("");
}
});
frame.add(textField);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}

Creating a custom button in Java with JButton

I am trying to create a button that has a custom shape (hexagon), but otherwise acts like a normal JButton would (that is, works with an ActionListener).
I have created a class that extends AbstractButton, but it doesn't seem to be sending events to the ActionListener when I click it. If I change the class to extend JButton it works perfectly, but it screws up the way the button is displayed. I'm assuming that there is a method that I need to override to get it to fire events, but I can't figure out what it is.

If you want to create a CustomButtonUI then you have to look
deepest to the BasicXxxUI.
overide List of Colors from JButton
Note there isn't paintComponent(). It's wrong, just use the paint() method,
Below is just a simple example if that is possible (for Metal JButton). Note just for Metal LaF, I'm so lazy and there isn't something about override paintText, paintIcon, paintFocus, paintBorder (for all funcionalities you have to check available methods from BasicButtonUI), and something I put to the ButtonModel, just for my enjoyment.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.AbstractBorder;
import javax.swing.border.Border;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
import javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalButtonUI;
public class TextAreaInButton {
private JFrame frame = new JFrame("sssssssss");
private JButton tip1Null = new JButton(" test button ");
public TextAreaInButton() {
Border line, raisedbevel, loweredbevel, title, empty;
line = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black);
raisedbevel = BorderFactory.createRaisedBevelBorder();
loweredbevel = BorderFactory.createLoweredBevelBorder();
title = BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("");
empty = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(1, 1, 1, 1);
final Border compound;
Color crl = (Color.blue);
compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(empty, new OldRoundedBorderLine(crl));
Color crl1 = (Color.red);
final Border compound1;
compound1 = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(empty, new OldRoundedBorderLine(crl1));
Color crl2 = (Color.black);
final Border compound2;
compound2 = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(empty, new OldRoundedBorderLine(crl2));
tip1Null.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 14));
tip1Null.setForeground(Color.darkGray);
tip1Null.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(50, 30));
tip1Null.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
}
});
tip1Null.setBorderPainted(true);
tip1Null.setFocusPainted(false);
tip1Null.setBorder(compound);
tip1Null.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER);
tip1Null.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
tip1Null.setUI(new ModifButtonUI());
tip1Null.getModel().addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
#Override
public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
ButtonModel model = (ButtonModel) e.getSource();
if (model.isRollover()) {
tip1Null.setBorder(compound1);
} else {
tip1Null.setBorder(compound);
}
if (model.isPressed()) {
tip1Null.setBorder(compound2);
}
}
});
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(tip1Null, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.setLocation(150, 150);
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(310, 75));
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
TextAreaInButton taib = new TextAreaInButton();
}
});
}
}
class OldRoundedBorderLine extends AbstractBorder {
private final static int MARGIN = 5;
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private Color color;
OldRoundedBorderLine(Color clr) {
color = clr;
}
public void setColor(Color clr) {
color = clr;
}
#Override
public void paintBorder(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
((Graphics2D) g).setRenderingHint(
RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g.setColor(color);
g.drawRoundRect(x, y, width, height, MARGIN, MARGIN);
}
#Override
public Insets getBorderInsets(Component c) {
return new Insets(MARGIN, MARGIN, MARGIN, MARGIN);
}
#Override
public Insets getBorderInsets(Component c, Insets insets) {
insets.left = MARGIN;
insets.top = MARGIN;
insets.right = MARGIN;
insets.bottom = MARGIN;
return insets;
}
}
class ModifButtonUI extends MetalButtonUI {
private static final ModifButtonUI buttonUI = new ModifButtonUI();
ModifButtonUI() {
}
public static ComponentUI createUI(JComponent c) {
return new ModifButtonUI();
}
#Override
public void paint(Graphics g, JComponent c) {
final Color color1 = new Color(230, 255, 255, 0);
final Color color2 = new Color(255, 230, 255, 64);
final Color alphaColor = new Color(200, 200, 230, 64);
final Color color3 = new Color(
alphaColor.getRed(), alphaColor.getGreen(), alphaColor.getBlue(), 0);
final Color color4 = new Color(
alphaColor.getRed(), alphaColor.getGreen(), alphaColor.getBlue(), 64);
super.paint(g, c);
Graphics2D g2D = (Graphics2D) g;
GradientPaint gradient1 = new GradientPaint(
0.0F, (float) c.getHeight() / (float) 2, color1, 0.0F, 0.0F, color2);
Rectangle rec1 = new Rectangle(0, 0, c.getWidth(), c.getHeight() / 2);
g2D.setPaint(gradient1);
g2D.fill(rec1);
GradientPaint gradient2 = new GradientPaint(
0.0F, (float) c.getHeight() / (float) 2, color3, 0.0F, c.getHeight(), color4);
Rectangle rec2 = new Rectangle(0, c.getHeight() / 2, c.getWidth(), c.getHeight());
g2D.setPaint(gradient2);
g2D.fill(rec2);
}
#Override
public void paintButtonPressed(Graphics g, AbstractButton b) {
paintText(g, b, b.getBounds(), b.getText());
g.setColor(Color.red.brighter());
g.fillRect(0, 0, b.getSize().width, b.getSize().height);
}
public void paintBorder(Graphics g) {
}
#Override
protected void paintFocus(Graphics g, AbstractButton b,
Rectangle viewRect, Rectangle textRect, Rectangle iconRect) {
}
}

You will have to extend JButton class not AbstractButton. Try the following things and you will get idea.
The first move is to subclass JButton.
Then, in your subclass, start by redefining the paintComponent(Graphics) method. If you want any changes.
Then, override paintBorder(Graphics) to give it a shape of hexagon.

I know this question has been answered, but you might want to look at using the built-in methods, and using images to draw your button in different states.
Here is a bit of code I used to generate a custom button.
BufferedImage startButton = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/icons/standard/buttons/start_backup.png"));
BufferedImage startButtonHover = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/icons/standard/buttons/start_backup_hover.png"));
BufferedImage startButtonActive = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/icons/standard/buttons/start_backup_active.png"));
JButton startBackupButton = new JButton(new ImageIcon(startButton));
startBackupButton.setRolloverIcon(new ImageIcon(startButtonHover));
startBackupButton.setPressedIcon(new ImageIcon(startButtonActive));
startBackupButton.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder());
startBackupButton.setContentAreaFilled(false);
startBackupButton.setFocusable(false);
You can then add an action listener to it as normal.

try a Jlabel and use an image for any shape!!
JLabel lbl = new JLabel("");
lbl.setIcon(new ImageIcon("shape.png"));
lbl.setBounds(548, 11, 66, 20);
contentPane.add(lbl);
lbl.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent arg0) {
System.exit(0);
}
});