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Re: Attempting to set the color of a JTextField

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On 10/14/11 8:05 AM, John L. wrote:
> I might report that this new reasonable attempt failed also:
>
> class ITextField extends JTextField
> {
>     private String s1 = null;
>     public void setText(String s) {
>        s1 = s;
>     }
>     public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
>        super.paintComponent(g);
>        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
>        if (s1 != null) {
>           setOpaque(true);
>           setForeground(Color.RED);
>           g2.drawString(s1,0,0);
>           repaint();
>        }
>     }
> }
>
> BTW, the background is not red.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help or insight you may provide.

Don't set those in the paintComponent method, they are meant to be set 
by the code constructing the field.  Extending JTextField is the wrong 
approach.


JTextField textField = new JTextField();
textField.setForeground(Color.RED);


That should do what you want.

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Attempting to set the color of a JTextField "John L." <johnlarew@sbcglobal.net> - 2011-10-14 07:15 -0700
  Re: Attempting to set the color of a JTextField Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-10-14 07:21 -0700
    Re: Attempting to set the color of a JTextField "John L." <johnlarew@sbcglobal.net> - 2011-10-14 08:05 -0700
      Re: Attempting to set the color of a JTextField Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-10-14 10:42 -0700
        Re: Attempting to set the color of a JTextField "John L." <johnlarew@sbcglobal.net> - 2011-10-19 07:16 -0700
  Re: Attempting to set the color of a JTextField Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-14 09:44 -0700

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