Two kinds of matte borders
Here is a program that displays the two types of matte borders.
import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.border.*; public class MatteExample extends JPanel { public MatteExample() { super(true); this.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 2, 5, 5)); JLabel label1 = new JLabel("Matte Border"); JLabel label2 = new JLabel("Matte Border (Icon)"); label1.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER); label2.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER); Icon icon = new ImageIcon("plant.gif"); MatteBorder matte = new MatteBorder(35, 35, 35, 35, Color.blue); MatteBorder matteicon = new MatteBorder(35, 35, 35, 35, icon); label1.setBorder(matte); label2.setBorder(matteicon); add(label1); add(label2); } public static void main(String s[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Matte Borders"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(500, 200); frame.setContentPane(new MatteExample()); frame.setVisible(true); } }