import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import javax.swing.GrayFilter;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
public class JTextAreaBackgroundSample {
public static void main(String args[]) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Background Example");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
final ImageIcon imageIcon = new ImageIcon("yourFile.gif");
JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea() {
Image image = imageIcon.getImage();
Image grayImage = GrayFilter.createDisabledImage(image);
{
setOpaque(false);
}
public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.drawImage(grayImage, 0, 0, this);
super.paint(g);
}
};
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textArea);
frame.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.setSize(250, 250);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}