javax.swing
Class BorderFactory

java.lang.Object
  javax.swing.BorderFactory

public class BorderFactory
extends Object

Factory class for vending standard Border objects. Wherever possible, this factory will hand out references to shared Border instances. For further information and examples see How to Use Borders, a section in The Java Tutorial.

Method Summary

static Border	createBevelBorder(int type) Creates a beveled border of the specified type, using brighter shades of the component's current background color for highlighting, and darker shading for shadows.
static Border	createBevelBorder(int type, Color highlight, Color shadow) Creates a beveled border of the specified type, using the specified highlighting and shadowing.
static Border	createBevelBorder(int type, Color highlightOuter, Color highlightInner, Color shadowOuter, Color shadowInner) Creates a beveled border of the specified type, using the specified colors for the inner and outer highlight and shadow areas.
static CompoundBorder	createCompoundBorder() Creates a compound border with a null inside edge and a null outside edge.
static CompoundBorder	createCompoundBorder(Border outsideBorder, Border insideBorder) Creates a compound border specifying the border objects to use for the outside and inside edges.
static Border	createEmptyBorder() Creates an empty border that takes up no space.
static Border	createEmptyBorder(int top, int left, int bottom, int right) Creates an empty border that takes up space but which does no drawing, specifying the width of the top, left, bottom, and right sides.
static Border	createEtchedBorder() Creates a border with an "etched" look using the component's current background color for highlighting and shading.
static Border	createEtchedBorder(Color highlight, Color shadow) Creates a border with an "etched" look using the specified highlighting and shading colors.
static Border	createEtchedBorder(int type) Creates a border with an "etched" look using the component's current background color for highlighting and shading.
static Border	createEtchedBorder(int type, Color highlight, Color shadow) Creates a border with an "etched" look using the specified highlighting and shading colors.
static Border	createLineBorder(Color color) Creates a line border withe the specified color.
static Border	createLineBorder(Color color, int thickness) Creates a line border with the specified color and width.
static Border	createLoweredBevelBorder() Creates a border with a lowered beveled edge, using brighter shades of the component's current background color for highlighting, and darker shading for shadows.
static MatteBorder	createMatteBorder(int top, int left, int bottom, int right, Color color) Creates a matte-look border using a solid color.
static MatteBorder	createMatteBorder(int top, int left, int bottom, int right, Icon tileIcon) Creates a matte-look border that consists of multiple tiles of a specified icon.
static Border	createRaisedBevelBorder() Creates a border with a raised beveled edge, using brighter shades of the component's current background color for highlighting, and darker shading for shadows.
static TitledBorder	createTitledBorder(Border border) Creates a new titled border with an empty title, the specified border object, the default text position (sitting on the top line), the default justification (leading), and the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).
static TitledBorder	createTitledBorder(Border border, String title) Adds a title to an existing border, with default positioning (sitting on the top line), default justification (leading) and the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).
static TitledBorder	createTitledBorder(Border border, String title, int titleJustification, int titlePosition) Adds a title to an existing border, with the specified positioning and using the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).
static TitledBorder	createTitledBorder(Border border, String title, int titleJustification, int titlePosition, Font titleFont) Adds a title to an existing border, with the specified positioning and font, and using the default text color (determined by the current look and feel).
static TitledBorder	createTitledBorder(Border border, String title, int titleJustification, int titlePosition, Font titleFont, Color titleColor) Adds a title to an existing border, with the specified positioning, font and color.
static TitledBorder	createTitledBorder(String title) Creates a new titled border with the specified title, the default border type (determined by the current look and feel), the default text position (sitting on the top line), the default justification (leading), and the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createLineBorder

public static Border createLineBorder(Color color)

Creates a line border withe the specified color.

Parameters:

color - a Color to use for the line

Returns:

the Border object

createLineBorder

public static Border createLineBorder(Color color,
                                      int thickness)

Creates a line border with the specified color and width. The width applies to all four sides of the border. To specify widths individually for the top, bottom, left, and right, use createMatteBorder(int,int,int,int,Color).

Parameters:

color - a Color to use for the line

thickness - an integer specifying the width in pixels

Returns:

the Border object

createRaisedBevelBorder

public static Border createRaisedBevelBorder()

Creates a border with a raised beveled edge, using brighter shades of the component's current background color for highlighting, and darker shading for shadows. (In a raised border, highlights are on top and shadows are underneath.)

Returns:

the Border object

createLoweredBevelBorder

public static Border createLoweredBevelBorder()

Creates a border with a lowered beveled edge, using brighter shades of the component's current background color for highlighting, and darker shading for shadows. (In a lowered border, shadows are on top and highlights are underneath.)

Returns:

the Border object

createBevelBorder

public static Border createBevelBorder(int type)

Creates a beveled border of the specified type, using brighter shades of the component's current background color for highlighting, and darker shading for shadows. (In a lowered border, shadows are on top and highlights are underneath.)

Parameters:

type - an integer specifying either BevelBorder.LOWERED or BevelBorder.RAISED

Returns:

the Border object

createBevelBorder

public static Border createBevelBorder(int type,
                                       Color highlight,
                                       Color shadow)

Creates a beveled border of the specified type, using the specified highlighting and shadowing. The outer edge of the highlighted area uses a brighter shade of the highlight color. The inner edge of the shadow area uses a brighter shade of the shadow color.

Parameters:

type - an integer specifying either BevelBorder.LOWERED or BevelBorder.RAISED

highlight - a Color object for highlights

shadow - a Color object for shadows

Returns:

the Border object

createBevelBorder

public static Border createBevelBorder(int type,
                                       Color highlightOuter,
                                       Color highlightInner,
                                       Color shadowOuter,
                                       Color shadowInner)

Creates a beveled border of the specified type, using the specified colors for the inner and outer highlight and shadow areas.

Note: The shadow inner and outer colors are switched for a lowered bevel border.

Parameters:

type - an integer specifying either BevelBorder.LOWERED or BevelBorder.RAISED

highlightOuter - a Color object for the outer edge of the highlight area

highlightInner - a Color object for the inner edge of the highlight area

shadowOuter - a Color object for the outer edge of the shadow area

shadowInner - a Color object for the inner edge of the shadow area

Returns:

the Border object

createEtchedBorder

public static Border createEtchedBorder()

Creates a border with an "etched" look using the component's current background color for highlighting and shading.

Returns:

the Border object

createEtchedBorder

public static Border createEtchedBorder(Color highlight,
                                        Color shadow)

Creates a border with an "etched" look using the specified highlighting and shading colors.

Parameters:

highlight - a Color object for the border highlights

shadow - a Color object for the border shadows

Returns:

the Border object

createEtchedBorder

public static Border createEtchedBorder(int type)

Creates a border with an "etched" look using the component's current background color for highlighting and shading.

Parameters:

type - one of EtchedBorder.RAISED, or EtchedBorder.LOWERED

Returns:

the Border object

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if type is not either EtchedBorder.RAISED or EtchedBorder.LOWERED

Since:

1.3

createEtchedBorder

public static Border createEtchedBorder(int type,
                                        Color highlight,
                                        Color shadow)

Creates a border with an "etched" look using the specified highlighting and shading colors.

Parameters:

type - one of EtchedBorder.RAISED, or EtchedBorder.LOWERED

highlight - a Color object for the border highlights

shadow - a Color object for the border shadows

Returns:

the Border object

Since:

1.3

createTitledBorder

public static TitledBorder createTitledBorder(String title)

Creates a new titled border with the specified title, the default border type (determined by the current look and feel), the default text position (sitting on the top line), the default justification (leading), and the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).

Parameters:

title - a String containing the text of the title

Returns:

the TitledBorder object

createTitledBorder

public static TitledBorder createTitledBorder(Border border)

Creates a new titled border with an empty title, the specified border object, the default text position (sitting on the top line), the default justification (leading), and the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).

Parameters:

border - the Border object to add the title to; if null the Border is determined by the current look and feel.

Returns:

the TitledBorder object

createTitledBorder

public static TitledBorder createTitledBorder(Border border,
                                              String title)

Adds a title to an existing border, with default positioning (sitting on the top line), default justification (leading) and the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).

Parameters:

border - the Border object to add the title to

title - a String containing the text of the title

Returns:

the TitledBorder object

createTitledBorder

public static TitledBorder createTitledBorder(Border border,
                                              String title,
                                              int titleJustification,
                                              int titlePosition)

Adds a title to an existing border, with the specified positioning and using the default font and text color (determined by the current look and feel).

Parameters:

border - the Border object to add the title to

title - a String containing the text of the title

titleJustification - an integer specifying the justification of the title -- one of the following:

• TitledBorder.LEFT
• TitledBorder.CENTER
• TitledBorder.RIGHT
• TitledBorder.LEADING
• TitledBorder.TRAILING
• TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION (leading)

titlePosition - an integer specifying the vertical position of the text in relation to the border -- one of the following:

• TitledBorder.ABOVE_TOP
• TitledBorder.TOP (sitting on the top line)
• TitledBorder.BELOW_TOP
• TitledBorder.ABOVE_BOTTOM
• TitledBorder.BOTTOM (sitting on the bottom line)
• TitledBorder.BELOW_BOTTOM
• TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION (top)

Returns:

the TitledBorder object

createTitledBorder

public static TitledBorder createTitledBorder(Border border,
                                              String title,
                                              int titleJustification,
                                              int titlePosition,
                                              Font titleFont)

Adds a title to an existing border, with the specified positioning and font, and using the default text color (determined by the current look and feel).

Parameters:

border - the Border object to add the title to

title - a String containing the text of the title

titleJustification - an integer specifying the justification of the title -- one of the following:

• TitledBorder.LEFT
• TitledBorder.CENTER
• TitledBorder.RIGHT
• TitledBorder.LEADING
• TitledBorder.TRAILING
• TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION (leading)

titlePosition - an integer specifying the vertical position of the text in relation to the border -- one of the following:

• TitledBorder.ABOVE_TOP
• TitledBorder.TOP (sitting on the top line)
• TitledBorder.BELOW_TOP
• TitledBorder.ABOVE_BOTTOM
• TitledBorder.BOTTOM (sitting on the bottom line)
• TitledBorder.BELOW_BOTTOM
• TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION (top)

titleFont - a Font object specifying the title font

Returns:

the TitledBorder object

createTitledBorder

public static TitledBorder createTitledBorder(Border border,
                                              String title,
                                              int titleJustification,
                                              int titlePosition,
                                              Font titleFont,
                                              Color titleColor)

Adds a title to an existing border, with the specified positioning, font and color.

Parameters:

border - the Border object to add the title to

title - a String containing the text of the title

titleJustification - an integer specifying the justification of the title -- one of the following:

• TitledBorder.LEFT
• TitledBorder.CENTER
• TitledBorder.RIGHT
• TitledBorder.LEADING
• TitledBorder.TRAILING
• TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION (leading)

titlePosition - an integer specifying the vertical position of the text in relation to the border -- one of the following:

• TitledBorder.ABOVE_TOP
• TitledBorder.TOP (sitting on the top line)
• TitledBorder.BELOW_TOP
• TitledBorder.ABOVE_BOTTOM
• TitledBorder.BOTTOM (sitting on the bottom line)
• TitledBorder.BELOW_BOTTOM
• TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION (top)

titleFont - a Font object specifying the title font

titleColor - a Color object specifying the title color

Returns:

the TitledBorder object

createEmptyBorder

public static Border createEmptyBorder()

Creates an empty border that takes up no space. (The width of the top, bottom, left, and right sides are all zero.)

Returns:

the Border object

createEmptyBorder

public static Border createEmptyBorder(int top,
                                       int left,
                                       int bottom,
                                       int right)

Creates an empty border that takes up space but which does no drawing, specifying the width of the top, left, bottom, and right sides.

Parameters:

top - an integer specifying the width of the top, in pixels

left - an integer specifying the width of the left side, in pixels

bottom - an integer specifying the width of the bottom, in pixels

right - an integer specifying the width of the right side, in pixels

Returns:

the Border object

createCompoundBorder

public static CompoundBorder createCompoundBorder()

Creates a compound border with a null inside edge and a null outside edge.

Returns:

the CompoundBorder object

createCompoundBorder

public static CompoundBorder createCompoundBorder(Border outsideBorder,
                                                  Border insideBorder)

Creates a compound border specifying the border objects to use for the outside and inside edges.

Parameters:

outsideBorder - a Border object for the outer edge of the compound border

insideBorder - a Border object for the inner edge of the compound border

Returns:

the CompoundBorder object

createMatteBorder

public static MatteBorder createMatteBorder(int top,
                                            int left,
                                            int bottom,
                                            int right,
                                            Color color)

Creates a matte-look border using a solid color. (The difference between this border and a line border is that you can specify the individual border dimensions.)

Parameters:

top - an integer specifying the width of the top, in pixels

left - an integer specifying the width of the left side, in pixels

bottom - an integer specifying the width of the right side, in pixels

right - an integer specifying the width of the bottom, in pixels

color - a Color to use for the border

Returns:

the MatteBorder object

createMatteBorder

public static MatteBorder createMatteBorder(int top,
                                            int left,
                                            int bottom,
                                            int right,
                                            Icon tileIcon)

Creates a matte-look border that consists of multiple tiles of a specified icon. Multiple copies of the icon are placed side-by-side to fill up the border area.

Note:
If the icon doesn't load, the border area is painted gray.

Parameters:

top - an integer specifying the width of the top, in pixels

left - an integer specifying the width of the left side, in pixels

bottom - an integer specifying the width of the right side, in pixels

right - an integer specifying the width of the bottom, in pixels

tileIcon - the Icon object used for the border tiles

Returns:

the MatteBorder object