Add GCanvas to JButton?

Hey everyone!

I'm fairly new to java. I have only taken one class and am attempting to use the knowledge in building me a nice chess game.

So far I have some nice JButtons that make my 8x8 grid, colored appropriately with white and black jpgs. The buttons are attached to actionCommands that give a strings based on location on the grid.

I want the buttons color to remain static, adding the chess piece image (transparent background) on top of it. I don't know how to add multiple images to a JButton, if it's even possible. I thought about trying to add a GCanvas, such that I can layer the images one on top of the other.

If I cannot do that with JButtons, can I do it by other means? Can I add actionEvents to things that are not JButtons? Like perhaps just a square shape? Or a jpg?

Thanks!

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The buttons are attached to actionCommands that give a strings based on location on the grid.

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Another way to associate a "location" with a button would be to use the JComponent's ClientProperty attribute to save a Point object.

I'm not sure why you need multiple images. Instead of using images to color the button you should just use setBackground(...). Then you add an image to represent the chess piece.

I was not aware that I could set background on a JButton, thanks for the heads up. I am interested in the previous comment about adding a location identifier to the variable. I shall give that a shot now :D