import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Composite;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class TransparentText extends JPanel {
public void paint(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
// the rendering quality.
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
// a red rectangle.
Rectangle2D r = new Rectangle2D.Double(50, 50, 550, 100);
g2.setPaint(Color.red);
g2.fill(r);
// a composite with transparency.
Composite c = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, .4f);
g2.setComposite(c);
// Draw some blue text.
g2.setPaint(Color.blue);
g2.setFont(new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 72));
g2.drawString("Java Source and Support", 25, 130);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.getContentPane().add(new TransparentText());
f.setSize(800, 250);
f.show();
}
}