Transparent Swing components?

[cardwell cupp]

Hello all, and thanks in advanced.
I was wondering if there was a way to have a picture be the background so that when other components were laid on top, you could still see the back ground through it. Is that possible?
Thanks for any ideas
Cardwell

[john mattucci]

yes simply add your image to a JLabel and make the label the size of your Jframe. And make sure to add the label first.
eg
getContentPane().add( JLabel);
" . " (all other components);
I hope that is clear
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[cardwell cupp]

Thanks! I will give it a wirl!
Cardwell Cupp