Gradient problems in Java

Question

In my program I wanted to have a translucent white to transparent gradient on my JFrame to overlay a yellow background. This works fine and it needs to be a white to transpa

Answer 1

Here is my version of your code as an sscce:

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo;

public class MainLauncher {
   static int iHeight = 400;
   static int iWidth = 730;
   static String version = "0A3B6";

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      try {
         for (LookAndFeelInfo info : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
            if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
               UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
               break;
            }
         }
      } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }
      DictionaryGUI window = new DictionaryGUI(iWidth, iHeight);
      window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      window.setLocationByPlatform(true);
      window.setVisible(true);
   }

}

class DictionaryGUI extends JFrame {
   protected JPanel pGradientPane;

   // Interface gradient specification
   private Color pInterfaceColour = new Color(255, 245, 62);
   protected int iDegreeWhite = 180;
   protected int iDegreeBlack = 0;

   DictionaryGUI(int iWidth, int iHeight) {
      /* General definitions */
      super(String.format("French Verb Conjugator - Version %s",
            MainLauncher.version));
      setSize(iWidth, iHeight);

      getContentPane().setBackground(pInterfaceColour);
      pGradientPane = new JPanel() {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

         protected void paintComponent(Graphics pGraphics) {
            Graphics2D pGraphicsGradientRender = (Graphics2D) pGraphics;
            pGraphicsGradientRender.setRenderingHint(
                  RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
                  RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
            GradientPaint pGradient = new GradientPaint(0, 0, new Color(255,
                  255, 255, iDegreeWhite), 0, getHeight(), new Color(0, 0, 0,
                  iDegreeBlack));
            pGraphicsGradientRender.setPaint(pGradient);
            pGraphicsGradientRender.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
            super.paintComponent(pGraphics);
         }
      };
      pGradientPane.setOpaque(false);
      pGradientPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(iWidth - 16, iHeight - 62));
      /* components added to pGradientPane here! */
      add(pGradientPane);
   }
}

But again this doesn't demonstrate your problem. I'm guessing though that your problem is one of using transparent backgrounds with Swing GUI where painting artifacts are not corrected fully. If so, please read what Rob Camick has to say about this on his blog: Backgrounds With Transparency