Draw something on JButton's right and top corner

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I am trying to create JButton such as there must be a number painted on the top and right corner of JButton.

For example, in case of notification buttons there is a message in the button, how is that possible? Can the help be taken of paint method to draw the label?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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there are three ways, by using

GlassPane
JLayer (Java7) based on JXLayer(Java6)
JButtton (all JComponents) is container too, there is easy and possible use standard LayoutManagers (only JFrame == BorderLayout and JPanel == FlowLayout have got implemented LayoutManager in API directly), then basically everything is possible

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answered Mar 06 '13 at 08:57

mKorbel

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 06 '13 at 08:58

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JButton and any JComponent extend Container class, so you should be able to add elements into JButton as if it were a simple panel. So in your case you can add a JLabel with your text into a button.

answered Mar 06 '13 at 08:58

Denis Tulskiy

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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Also consider implementing Icon to decorate the button; ColorIcon is a simple example. You can use the color to signify buttons that are likely to need attention, and you can use drawString() specify a number.

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answered Mar 06 '13 at 15:25

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Draw something on JButton's right and top corner

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