How do I add a background image to my JTextField?

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How do I add a background image to my JTextField?

How do I add a background image to my JTextField?

Make sure the opaqueness property of your JTextField component is false. You can then override the paintComponent method that draws the background image and calls super.paintComponent. Here's an example:

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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