JSplitPane Background image on right side component

Question

I have a JSplitPane. i want to add background image to the left side of the JSplitPane.

mySplitPane.getLeftComponent

this returs the left side component. and then i want to add an image background to the left side. i think i can use the Paint() to set background image to the JSplitPane. but how can i set on the only left side component.

I have a JTable on left side of my JSplitPane. i want to have JTable transparent. and then showing the background image.

Right now i have set background to my JTable. i dont want the background to be scrolled with JTable Scroll. Thats why i want to add background image to the Split Pane not the Table.

Try this wonderful answer given here by @AndrewThompson , [How to add JPanel to a JLabel for showing Animated Image as background](http://stackoverflow.com/a/10141111/1057230) — nIcE cOw, Apr 19 '12 at 12:50

Bitmap · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-19T13:46:21.093

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Could this be what you're looking for?

class ImagePanel extends JPanel {
    private Image image;
    public ImagePanel(Image image) {
        this.image = image;
    }
    @Override
    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
       g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), this);
    }
}

Usage:

BufferedImage myImage = ImageIO.load(...);
JPanel leftPanel = new ImagePanel(myImage);

//Add panel to splitpanel
JSplitPane mySplitPane= new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT)
mySplitPane.setLeftComponent(leftPanel);

Above I have created a subclass of JComponent. Override the paintComponent(Graphics g) method to paint the image that I want to display. I then set the content pane of the JPanel and then finally pass the panel to the left of the split pane

For more on Watermark background, see here for examples and code samples. Edited

edited Apr 19 '12 at 13:46

answered Apr 19 '12 at 12:22

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i have a table on left side component. i want to have table transparent and then showing the background image behind JTable. if i set left component as a image then where to add my table? – Asghar Apr 19 '12 at 12:27
see Edited: `JPanel leftPanel = new ImagePanel(myImage);` – Bitmap Apr 19 '12 at 12:47
ImagePanel leftPanel = new ImagePanel(myImage); leftPanel.add(tblMainView,BorderLayout.CENTER); splitPaneMain.setRightComponent(leftPanel); this not showing my Table on Panel. – Asghar Apr 19 '12 at 13:30
See edited: `class ImagePanel extends JPanel` and the new draw args. – Bitmap Apr 19 '12 at 13:36
Also see edited for link to more on watermark background and example codes. – Bitmap Apr 19 '12 at 13:48

JSplitPane Background image on right side component

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