NetBeans style JSplitPane

Question

Hi all,
I would like to create an invisible JSplitPane which the user can select and drag, but doesn't paint a border for the split pane bar.
I have debugged the Swing source code for JSplitPane and figured out the reason I can't hide the split bar is because it's a child component. So when you have a component on the left and right inside the split pane, there is a total of three components including the bar.
I can not find in JSplitPane.java any code which creates and adds this third component as a child.
My idea is to replace this component with a new component which doesn't paint anything for itself.
Any tips or direction would be cool.
Thanks,

Answer 1

I smack my head, cause the solution was right in front of me
public class HiddenSplitPane extends JSplitPane {
     /** Creates a new instance of HiddenSplitPane */
    public HiddenSplitPane(int newOrientation,
                      Component newLeftComponent,
                      Component newRightComponent){
        super(newOrientation, newLeftComponent, newRightComponent);
          setBorder( null );
          javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicSplitPaneDivider d = (javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicSplitPaneDivider)getComponent(2);
          d.setBorder( null );
}