Creating a custom button in Java with JButton

Question

I am trying to create a button that has a custom shape (hexagon), but otherwise acts like a normal JButton would (that is, works with an ActionListener).

I have crea

Answer 1

try a Jlabel and use an image for any shape!!

    JLabel lbl = new JLabel("");
    lbl.setIcon(new ImageIcon("shape.png"));
    lbl.setBounds(548, 11, 66, 20);
    contentPane.add(lbl);

    lbl.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
        @Override
        public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent arg0) {
            System.exit(0);
        }
    });