void (final Component c) { TabLabel tabLabel = (TabLabel) SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(TabLabel.class, c); if (tabLabel != null) { Point point = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(c, new Point(0, 0), tabLabel); Dimension d = c.getSize(); tabLabel.repaint(point.x, point.y, d.width, d.height); } else { super.repaintComponent(c); } }