Here you can find the source of createTransparentButton(Action action, boolean withText)
public static JButton createTransparentButton(Action action, boolean withText)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . ja v a 2 s. co m * (c) Copyright 2007-2013 by Volker Bergmann. All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, is permitted under the terms of the * GNU General Public License. * * For redistributing this software or a derivative work under a license other * than the GPL-compatible Free Software License as defined by the Free * Software Foundation or approved by OSI, you must first obtain a commercial * license to this software product from Volker Bergmann. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" * WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, * REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE * HEREBY EXCLUDED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; public class Main { public static JButton createTransparentButton(Action action, boolean withText) { JButton button = new JButton(action); if (withText) { button.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.BOTTOM); button.setHorizontalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER); } else { button.setText(""); button.setMargin(new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0)); } button.setOpaque(false); button.setContentAreaFilled(false); button.setBorderPainted(false); return button; } }