BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder() has the following syntax.
public static CompoundBorder createCompoundBorder()
In the following code shows how to use BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder() method.
/* w ww . ja v a 2 s . c o m*/ import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.border.Border; import javax.swing.border.TitledBorder; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JLabel labelTwo = new JLabel("www.java2s.com"); labelTwo.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder()); add(labelTwo); JLabel labelThree = new JLabel("MatteBorder"); labelThree.setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(10, 10, 10, 10, Color.pink)); add(labelThree); JLabel labelFour = new JLabel("TitledBorder"); labelFour.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(10, 10, 10, 10, Color.pink), "Title", TitledBorder.RIGHT, TitledBorder.BOTTOM)); add(labelFour); JLabel labelSix = new JLabel("CompoundBorder"); Border one = BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(); Border two = BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(4, 4, 4, 4, Color.blue); labelSix.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(one, two)); add(labelSix); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new Main(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }