Beyond Components

Question

I am creating a component (extending the JComponent) that will have some decoration drawn on top of it and partially outside its borders.

I would like to know if there is a way to draw outside the component using stand-alone code (for example, I don't want to do any drawing in the parent container).

Answer 1

AFAIK, there is no easy solution. One way to achieve this is to use a GlassPane container, as shown here . IMHO, I would just modify the Graphics object of this component to change the "visible" borders, which allows you to draw material that is "outside" on the component itself.