JButton Borders

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Code:

/**
 * File: jbuttonBoders.java
 * Tiltle: JButton Borders
 * Author: http://java-program-sample.blogspot.com
 */

//Java Core Package
import javax.swing.*;
//Java Extension Package
import java.awt.*;

public class jbuttonBoders extends JFrame {
	
	//Initializing JButton and JPanel
	private JButton button[];
	private JPanel panel;

	//Setting up GUI
    public jbuttonBoders() {
    	
    	//Setting up the Title of the Window
    	super("JButton Border");

    	//Set Size of the Window (WIDTH, HEIGHT)
    	setSize(220,190);

    	//Exit Property of the Window
    	setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    	
    	//Constructing JButton with an array of 12
    	button = new JButton[12];
    	
    	//Constructing JPanel with a FlowLayout CENTER Position
    	panel = new JPanel();
    	panel.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER));

    	//Constructing all 12 JButtons using "for loop"
    	for(int count=0; count<button.length; count++) {
    		button[count] = new JButton("Button "+(count+1));
    		panel.add(button[count]);
    	}
    	
    	//Setting Different Borders on each JButton
    	button[0].setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.blue)); // Simple Line Border
    	button[1].setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.red, 5)); // Line Border + Thickness of the Border
    	button[2].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(1)); // Inner Bevel Border
    	button[3].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(0)); // Outer Bevel Border
    	button[4].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(1, Color.red, Color.blue)); // Two Colors Inner Bevel
    	button[5].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(0, Color.green, Color.orange)); // Two Colors Outer Bevel
    	button[6].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(1, Color.green, Color.orange, Color.red, Color.blue)); //Four Colors Inner Bevel
    	button[7].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(0, Color.green, Color.orange, Color.red, Color.blue)); //Four Colors Outer Bevel
    	button[8].setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,10,5,50)); // Empty Border (Upper Space, Left Space, Bottom Space, Right Space)
    	button[9].setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(0)); //Raised Border Line
    	button[10].setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(1)); //
    	button[11].setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("My Titled Border")); // Titled Border
    	
    	/** The Borders shown above are the basic borders that we commonly used.
    	 *  There are still lots of Border Styles available so all you have to do is to discover
    	 *  and have some experiment using all the available borders. I recommend you use JCreator Pro
    	 *  if want to know more about different border styles and learn how to implement them.
    	 */

    	//Setting up the container ready for the components to be added.
    	Container pane = getContentPane();
    	setContentPane(pane);

    	//Adding the JPanel to the container
    	pane.add(panel);

    	/**Set all the Components Visible.
    	 * If it is set to "false", the components in the container will not be visible.
    	 */
    	setVisible(true);
    }
    
	//Main Method
    public static void main (String[] args) {
    	jbuttonBoders jbb = new jbuttonBoders();
	}
}

Important Part of the Program: 

//Setting Different Borders on each JButton
    	button[0].setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.blue)); // Simple Line Border
    	button[1].setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.red, 5)); // Line Border + Thickness of the Border
    	button[2].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(1)); // Inner Bevel Border
    	button[3].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(0)); // Outer Bevel Border
    	button[4].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(1, Color.red, Color.blue)); // Two Colors Inner Bevel
    	button[5].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(0, Color.green, Color.orange)); // Two Colors Outer Bevel
    	button[6].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(1, Color.green, Color.orange, Color.red, Color.blue)); //Four Colors Inner Bevel
    	button[7].setBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(0, Color.green, Color.orange, Color.red, Color.blue)); //Four Colors Outer Bevel
    	button[8].setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,10,5,50)); // Empty Border (Upper Space, Left Space, Bottom Space, Right Space)
    	button[9].setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(0)); //Raised Border Line
    	button[10].setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(1)); //
    	button[11].setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("My Titled Border")); // Titled Border

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