Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.FontMetrics; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Insets; import java.awt.event.MouseEvent; import java.awt.event.MouseListener; import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter; import java.awt.event.WindowEvent; import java.awt.event.WindowListener; import javax.swing.AbstractButton; import javax.swing.ButtonModel; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.UIManager; import javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI; import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicCheckBoxUI; public class MyCheckBoxUI extends BasicCheckBoxUI implements java.io.Serializable, MouseListener { private final static MyCheckBoxUI buttonUI = new MyCheckBoxUI(); public MyCheckBoxUI() { } public static ComponentUI createUI(JComponent c) { return buttonUI; } public void installUI(JComponent c) { super.installUI(c); c.setBackground(Color.red); c.addMouseListener(this); } public void uninstallUI(JComponent c) { super.uninstallUI(c); c.removeMouseListener(this); } public void paint(Graphics g, JComponent c) { AbstractButton b = (AbstractButton) c; ButtonModel model = b.getModel(); Dimension d = b.getSize(); g.setFont(c.getFont()); FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics(); g.setColor(Color.white); g.drawString("Am I a check box", 10, 10); } public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) { } public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) { } public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) { } public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) { JComponent c = (JComponent) e.getComponent(); c.setBackground(Color.blue); c.repaint(); } public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) { JComponent c = (JComponent) e.getComponent(); c.setBackground(Color.red); c.repaint(); } public static void main(String[] argv) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setSize(400, 300); f.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JPanel p = new JPanel(); JCheckBox bt1 = new JCheckBox("Click Me"); bt1.setUI(new MyCheckBoxUI()); p.add(bt1); f.getContentPane().add(p); WindowListener wndCloser = new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }; f.addWindowListener(wndCloser); f.setVisible(true); } }