Java Tutorial/Swing/SoftBevelBorder

14. Raised and Lowered SoftBevelBorder

import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.border.Border;
import javax.swing.border.SoftBevelBorder;
public class ASoftBevelBorder {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("Soft Bevel Borders");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    Border raisedBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(SoftBevelBorder.RAISED);
    Border loweredBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(SoftBevelBorder.LOWERED);
    JButton raisedButton = new JButton("Raised");
    raisedButton.setBorder(raisedBorder);
    
    JButton loweredButton = new JButton("Lowered");
    loweredButton.setBorder(loweredBorder);
    
    Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
    contentPane.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 2));
    contentPane.add(raisedButton);
    contentPane.add(loweredButton);
    frame.setSize(300, 100);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}

14. Setting Border color for SoftBevelBorder

import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.border.BevelBorder;
import javax.swing.border.Border;
import javax.swing.border.SoftBevelBorder;
public class EmptyBorderSample {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sample Borders");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    Border softBevelBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED, Color.RED, Color.RED.darker(),
        Color.PINK, Color.PINK.brighter());
    
    JLabel aLabel = new JLabel("Bevel");
    aLabel.setBorder(softBevelBorder);
    aLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
    frame.add(aLabel);
    frame.setSize(400, 200);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}

14. SoftBevelBorder has three constructors

A soft bevel border is a bevel border with softened or rounded corners.

public SoftBevelBorder(int bevelType)
Border softBevelBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(SoftBevelBorder.RAISED);

public SoftBevelBorder(int bevelType, Color highlight, Color shadow)
Border softBevelBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(SoftBevelBorder.RAISED, Color.RED, Color.PINK);

public SoftBevelBorder(int bevelType, Color highlightOuter, Color highlightInner, Color shadowOuter, Color shadowInner)
Border softBevelBorder = new SoftBevelBorder(SoftBevelBorder.RAISED, Color.RED, Color.RED.darker(), Color.PINK, Color.PINK.brighter());