Make a JPanel not draw its background (Transparent)

Question

Is it possible, in Java, to make a JPanel skip drawing its background thus being transparent except for the components on it?

Answer 1

class TransparentJPanel extends JPanel
{
    TransparentJPanel()
    {
        super() ;
        this.setOpaque( false ) ; // this will make the JPanel transparent 
                                  // but not its components (JLabel, TextField etc.)
        this.setLayout( null ) ;
    }
}