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class:EmptyBorder [NONE]

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Border

Direct Known Subclasses:

BorderUIResource.EmptyBorderUIResource, MatteBorder
```
public class EmptyBorder
extends AbstractBorder
implements Serializable
```
A class which provides an empty, transparent border which takes up space but does no drawing.
Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

See Also:

Serialized Form

field:left [NONE]

left
```
protected int left
```
The left inset of the border.

field:right [NONE]

right
```
protected int right
```
The right inset of the border.

field:top [NONE]

top
```
protected int top
```
The top inset of the border.

field:bottom [NONE]

bottom
```
protected int bottom
```
The bottom inset of the border.

constructor:EmptyBorder(int, int, int, int) [NONE]

EmptyBorder
```
public EmptyBorder(int top,
                   int left,
                   int bottom,
                   int right)
```
Creates an empty border with the specified insets.

Parameters:

top - the top inset of the border

left - the left inset of the border

bottom - the bottom inset of the border

right - the right inset of the border

constructor:EmptyBorder(java.awt.Insets) [NONE]

EmptyBorder
```
@ConstructorProperties("borderInsets")
public EmptyBorder(Insets borderInsets)
```
Creates an empty border with the specified insets.

Parameters:

borderInsets - the insets of the border

method:paintBorder(java.awt.Component, java.awt.Graphics, int, int, int, int) [NONE]

paintBorder
```
public void paintBorder(Component c,
                        Graphics g,
                        int x,
                        int y,
                        int width,
                        int height)
```
Does no drawing by default.

Specified by:

paintBorder in interface Border

Overrides:

paintBorder in class AbstractBorder

Parameters:

c - the component for which this border is being painted

g - the paint graphics

x - the x position of the painted border

y - the y position of the painted border

width - the width of the painted border

height - the height of the painted border

method:getBorderInsets(java.awt.Component, java.awt.Insets) [NONE]

getBorderInsets
```
public Insets getBorderInsets(Component c,
                              Insets insets)
```
Reinitialize the insets parameter with this Border's current Insets.

Overrides:

getBorderInsets in class AbstractBorder

Parameters:

c - the component for which this border insets value applies

insets - the object to be reinitialized

Returns:

the insets object

method:getBorderInsets() [NONE]

getBorderInsets
```
public Insets getBorderInsets()
```
Returns the insets of the border.

Returns:

an Insets object containing the insets from top, left, bottom and right

Since:

1.3

method:isBorderOpaque() [NONE]

isBorderOpaque
```
public boolean isBorderOpaque()
```
Returns whether or not the border is opaque. Returns false by default.

Specified by:

isBorderOpaque in interface Border

Overrides:

isBorderOpaque in class AbstractBorder

Returns:

false