javax.swing.border
Interface Border

All Known Implementing Classes:

EmptyBorder, IlvLegendSeparator, LineBorder

public interface Border

Describes an object capable of rendering a border around the edges of a swing component. For more examples, see How to Use Borders, in The Java Tutorial.

In the Swing component set, borders supersede Insets as the mechanism for creating a (decorated or plain) area around the edge of a component.

Notes:

• Use EmptyBorder to create a plain border (this mechanism replaces its predecessor, setInsets).
• Use CompoundBorder to nest multiple border objects, creating a single, combined border.
• Border instances are designed to be shared. Rather than creating a new border object using one of the border classes, use the BorderFactory methods, which produces a shared instance of the common border types.
• Additional border styles include BevelBorder, SoftBevelBorder, EtchedBorder, LineBorder, TitledBorder, and MatteBorder.
• To create a new border class, subclass AbstractBorder.

CSS example:

This class cannot be instantiated because it is an interface.