Custom Button - Best way?

[dpedroia15]

Hey, so I was wondering how to make a custom JButton for a GUI I made.

This is an example, and not what I'm actually planning on, but say I wanted to create a button that would look like zebra skin. Would I have to create and image in Photoshop and somehow use that as the button, or would I create it's look through Java...?

I've tried Googling this to no avail. I havent found another site that explicitly explains how to do what I need.

If this is way over my head, then please, tell me. But if someone could possibly give an explanation on how to go about doing this, it would be great.

Thanks

[dpedroia15]

Nevermind, I'm just too moronic to check the Official Java Site which has the exact thing I was looking for.

[Fubarable]

Good show at solving your own question, and kudos for sharing that solution for everyone else! Surely your post will save someone else the same frustration in the future.

[hero]

Just load an image onto that button and set the button undecorated in some way, I remember there are methods for it but i don't know them by heart..
Then you just have an image as a button.