How to remove the border from an AWT Component (specifically a ScrollPane)

Question

I've been trying to remove the border from an AWT ScrollPane, but having no luck.
I've tried setting the bounds on the ScrollPane to get rid of the border:
ScrollPane scrollPane = new ScrollPane();
scrollPane.setBounds(-2, -2, getSize().width+4, getSize().height+4);
I've also tried overwriting the paint method of the ScrollPane but it didn't draw anything:
private class CustomScrollPane extends ScrollPane
     public void paint(Graphics p_g)
          super.paint(p_g);
          Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)p_g.create();
          g2.setColor(Color.MAGENTA);     //tried magenta so I could easily see it
          g2.drawLine(0, 0, 0, getSize().width);
Is there anything else I should try? (I wish AWT components had a setBorder method)

Answer 1

Is there anything else I should try? (I wish AWT components had a setBorder method)Actually this probably isn't possible. One of the main drawbacks of AWT was that since everything is connected to peers, you can't actually draw over or customize the view of your AWT component.
The only recommendation I might make would be that you could try creating Canvases around your ScrollPanel that draw over the border