Swing JTextField how to remove the border?

java swing jtextfield
Markus V. picture Markus V. · Feb 17, 2010 · Viewed 58.8k times · Source

Is there anyway to remove a border in a JTextField? 

txt = new JTextField();
txt.setBorder(null);   // <-- this has no effect.

I would really want it to look like a JLabel - but I still need it to be a JTextField because I want people to be able highlight it.

Answer

Bj&#246;rn picture Björn · Feb 17, 2010 
JTextField textField = new JTextField();
textField.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder());

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/BorderFactory.html

When setting the border to 'null', you're actually telling the look & feel to use the native border style (of the operating system) if there is one.

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