Java Swing: change background color on mouse over

Question

I\'ve implemented a simple mouse listener where the background color changes whenever the mouse enters the component (a JPanel), and it reverts back whenever the mouse leave

Answer 1

I can't reproduce this behavior. Please edit your question to provide a short code sample that demonstrates the problem.

When I create a JPanel, and put something in it, the JPanel does not get mouseExit when the mouse moves over a child component of the JPanel. I'm guessing that you've added MouseListeners to the children.