How can I add padding to a jtextfield
问题 How can I add some padding to a jtextfield? I've tried tf.setMargin(new Insets(5,5,5,5)); which doesn't have any effect. 回答1: The problem you are having is that the UI is setting its own border on the text field, overriding the margin you set. You can see a warning to this effect in the javadoc of setMargin() . The solution is to let the UI set a border, then squeeze in another border of your own: field.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder( field.getBorder(), BorderFactory