<p>Is it possible, in Java, to make a <code>JPanel</code> skip drawing its background thus being transparent except for the components on it?</p>

[{'answer_id': 54927, 'author': 'Allain Lalonde', 'author_id': 2443, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2443', 'pm_score': 6, 'selected': True, 'text': "<p><code>setOpaque(false)</code></p>\n\n<p>It'll pass off painting the background to its parent, which may draw its own background.</p>\n\n<p>You can do a screen capture and then use that to paint the background of the panel.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 54934, 'author': 'Tim Frey', 'author_id': 1471, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1471', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>This article seems to have some handy info on how to create shaped and transparent windows in Java:</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/trans_shaped_windows.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/trans_shaped_windows.html</a></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 56450, 'author': 'Tom Hawtin - tackline', 'author_id': 4725, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4725', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Technically a JPanel may start off non-opague. This was true for the Gtk look &amp; feel in 1.5 (or 1.4?), but no other PL&amp;Fs as far as I am aware.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 22712998, 'author': 'user9349193413', 'author_id': 736999, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/736999', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<pre><code>class TransparentJPanel extends JPanel\n{\n    TransparentJPanel()\n    {\n        super() ;\n        this.setOpaque( false ) ; // this will make the JPanel transparent \n                                  // but not its components (JLabel, TextField etc.)\n        this.setLayout( null ) ;\n    }\n}\n</code></pre>\n'}, {'answer_id': 44391870, 'author': 'Mustajeeb ur Rehman', 'author_id': 6716774, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6716774', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>If you are using NetBeans, Then Do these steps:-</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Right Click on <code>JPanel</code>.</li>\n<li>Scroll Down and Search For (( Opaque )). It must be there.</li>\n<li>Uncheck it.</li>\n<li>Now your <code>JPanel</code> background will be removed and what will appear in\n<code>JPanel</code> Background is your Background of <code>JFrame</code>.</li>\n</ol>\n'}]
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