We would like to know how to customize JCheckBox Check Mark Icon.
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.GridLayout; /* w ww . j a v a 2s . c om*/ import javax.swing.AbstractButton; import javax.swing.ButtonModel; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; class CheckBoxIcon implements Icon { public void paintIcon(Component component, Graphics g, int x, int y) { AbstractButton abstractButton = (AbstractButton) component; ButtonModel buttonModel = abstractButton.getModel(); Color color = buttonModel.isSelected() ? Color.BLUE : Color.RED; g.setColor(color); g.drawRect(1, 1, 20, 20); } public int getIconWidth() { return 20; } public int getIconHeight() { return 20; } } public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Icon checked = new CheckBoxIcon(); Icon unchecked = new CheckBoxIcon(); JCheckBox aCheckBox1 = new JCheckBox("Pizza", unchecked); aCheckBox1.setSelectedIcon(checked); JCheckBox aCheckBox2 = new JCheckBox("Calzone"); aCheckBox2.setIcon(unchecked); aCheckBox2.setSelectedIcon(checked); Icon checkBoxIcon = new CheckBoxIcon(); JCheckBox aCheckBox3 = new JCheckBox("Anchovies", checkBoxIcon); JCheckBox aCheckBox4 = new JCheckBox("Stuffed Crust", checked); frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1)); frame.add(aCheckBox1); frame.add(aCheckBox2); frame.add(aCheckBox3); frame.add(aCheckBox4); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }