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oodle600
oodle600

Reputation: 659

Is there a way to make a hexagonal jbutton in java? And if so, can I have an example, and if there isn't is there an alternative method

I have assigned myself the task of making the board game HEX and I am not sure how to make the backing for the board, I am currently thinking about using JButtons; however, I do not know how to make a hexagonal Jbutton and I am struggling finding out how. I am still new to java so please talk like you're teaching a four year old how to code. Many thanks.

UPDATE: I have tried using buttons with a hexagonal picture implemented this does not support the tiling feature of HEX.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 266

Answers (1)

Christian
Christian

Reputation: 22343

I would suggest that you use an Image for your JButton. So you create an image with a hexagon and use it for your button:

ImageIcon yourImage = new ImageIcon("pathToYourImage");
//Clean the button
yourButton.setContentAreaFilled(false);
yourButton.setFocusPainted(false);
yourButton.setBorderPainted(false);
//Set the image
yourButton.setIcon(yourImage); //or new JButton(yourImage);

Upvotes: 1

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