public class

EmptyBorder

extends AbstractBorder
implements Serializable
java.lang.Object
   ↳ javax.swing.border.AbstractBorder
     ↳ javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder
Known Direct Subclasses
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

A class which provides an empty, transparent border which takes up space but does no drawing.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeansTM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Summary

Fields
protected int bottom
protected int left
protected int right
protected int top
Public Constructors
EmptyBorder(int top, int left, int bottom, int right)
Creates an empty border with the specified insets.
EmptyBorder(Insets borderInsets)
Creates an empty border with the specified insets.
Public Methods
Insets getBorderInsets()
Returns the insets of the border.
Insets getBorderInsets(Component c, Insets insets)
Reinitialize the insets parameter with this Border's current Insets.
Insets getBorderInsets(Component c)
Returns the insets of the border.
boolean isBorderOpaque()
Returns whether or not the border is opaque.
void paintBorder(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y, int width, int height)
Does no drawing by default.
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Inherited Methods
From class javax.swing.border.AbstractBorder
From class java.lang.Object
From interface javax.swing.border.Border

Fields

protected int bottom

protected int left

protected int right

protected int top

Public Constructors

public EmptyBorder (int top, int left, int bottom, int right)

Creates an empty border with the specified insets.

Parameters
top the top inset of the border
left the left inset of the border
bottom the bottom inset of the border
right the right inset of the border

public EmptyBorder (Insets borderInsets)

Creates an empty border with the specified insets.

Parameters
borderInsets the insets of the border

Public Methods

public Insets getBorderInsets ()

Returns the insets of the border.

public Insets getBorderInsets (Component c, Insets insets)

Reinitialize the insets parameter with this Border's current Insets.

Parameters
c the component for which this border insets value applies
insets the object to be reinitialized
Returns
  • the insets object

public Insets getBorderInsets (Component c)

Returns the insets of the border.

Parameters
c the component for which this border insets value applies
Returns
  • the new Insets object initialized to 0

public boolean isBorderOpaque ()

Returns whether or not the border is opaque. Returns false by default.

Returns
  • false

public void paintBorder (Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y, int width, int height)

Does no drawing by default.

Parameters
c the component for which this border is being painted
g the paint graphics
x the x position of the painted border
y the y position of the painted border
width the width of the painted border
height the height of the painted border