Question

Is there anyway to remove a border in a JTextField?

txt = new JTextField();
txt.setBorder(null);   // <-- this has no effect.

I would really want it to look like a JLabel – but I still need it to be a JTextField because I want people to be able highlight it.

Answer 1

From an answer to your previous question you know that some PL&Fs may clobber the border.

The obvious solution is to therefore override the setBorder method that the PL&F is calling, and discard the change.

JTextField text = new JTextField() {
    @Override public void setBorder(Border border) {
        // No!
    }
};