remove rectangular border from button

Question

Is there a way to remove the rectangular border under the button?

I wish to make it transparent, is it possible?

Here is the image:

See [Removing space around buttons in GridBagLayout](http://stackoverflow.com/q/32540954/418556) for ways to make buttons (effectively) invisible. — Andrew Thompson, Sep 19 '15 at 08:27

ashiquzzaman33 · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-19T10:31:11.033

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You can use this code segment, where b is the instance of your JButton.

For only remove rectangular border just use

 b.setBorderPainted(false);

To make button transparent:

b.setOpaque(false);
b.setContentAreaFilled(false);
b.setBorderPainted(false);

Also remove Painted focus add this

b.setFocusPainted(false);

edited Sep 19 '15 at 10:31

answered Sep 19 '15 at 10:21

ashiquzzaman33

Thank you, but this does not work, all it does is remove the button layout, but its background still remains visible, please note that i do not want to hide the button, i want to see it but not with that ugly rectangle behind it – Francesco Rizzi Sep 19 '15 at 14:15
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(1+) @FrancescoRizzi, Start by just using the setOpaque(false). This will get rid of the background color outside the border of the button. You can try adding in the other methods one at a time if you still have a problem (although I didn't need them). Otherwise, post a proper [SSCCE](http://sscce.org/) every time you post a question so we don't have to guess what code you are using or what LAF you are using. – camickr Sep 19 '15 at 14:30
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Solved, it was just a problem with the panel containing the button, still thanks :) – Francesco Rizzi Sep 19 '15 at 15:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 19 '15 at 09:20

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you can use the following code to remove border:

yourbutton.setBorderPainted(false);

edited Sep 19 '15 at 09:20

Enamul Hassan

answered Sep 19 '15 at 08:54

Batman

Unfortunately this does not work :( all it does is remove the button layout, but its background still remains visible, please note that i do not want to hide the button, i want to see it but not with that ugly rectangle behind it – Francesco Rizzi Sep 19 '15 at 14:17

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