Swing JTextField how to remove the border?

Question

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 1

Try setting it to BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder() instead of null. Sometimes this "does the trick" because setting it to null actually has a different meaning.

If that does not work, it is possible that the look and feel you are using is overriding something. Are you using the default or something custom?

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

From an answer to your previous question you know that some PL&Fs may clobber the border.

The obvious solution is to therefore override the setBorder method that the PL&F is calling, and discard the change.

JTextField text = new JTextField() {
    @Override public void setBorder(Border border) {
        // No!
    }
};