Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Dimension; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel p = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); JTextField tf = new JTextField(5); JLabel label = new JLabel(new ImageIcon("Test.gif")); label.setOpaque(true); label.setBackground(tf.getBackground()); label.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(label.getPreferredSize().width, tf.getPreferredSize().height)); p.setBorder(tf.getBorder()); tf.setBorder(null); p.add(label, BorderLayout.WEST); p.add(tf, BorderLayout.CENTER); JPanel p1 = new JPanel(); p1.add(p); getContentPane().add(p1); pack(); setLocationRelativeTo(null); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main().setVisible(true); } }