How to make the background of a JCheckBox transparent?

Question

Is there an easy way to make the background of a JCheckBox transparent? The box itself and the text should both be ordinary colored.

Answer 1

setOpaque(false);

That line will make the background of the JCheckBox not be drawn. It will be the color of whatever Component it is on.

If you are subclassing a JCheckBox , just place that line in the constructor. Otherwise call it on an instance of the JCheckBox .