JLabel background color

[Phil...]

I have the following code to put a label on a tabbed panel.
It does not set the background though.
If I put in a "slabel.getBackground()" it returns the color
I chose for the set.
It is like the background is transparent, the
color of the tabbed panel is there. The text is ok.
(checkboxes and radiobuttons work ok.)
It doesn't matter if the setBounds() is before or
after the setBackground()
Any advice appreciated.
===
class ButtonPanel extends JPanel {
public static ButtonPanel bpanel = null;

JLabel slabel = new JLabel(bname);
slabel.setBackground(bkg);
slabel.setFont(bfont);
slabel.setBounds(...);
bpanel.add(slabel);

[Phil...]

found the problem
need to add slabel.setOpaque(true);
then all seems well
"Phil..." <ry***@ieee.org> wrote in message news:Mp77b.293033$Oz4.81570@rwcrnsc54...
I have the following code to put a label on a tabbed panel.
It does not set the background though.
If I put in a "slabel.getBackground()" it returns the color
I chose for the set.
It is like the background is transparent, the
color of the tabbed panel is there. The text is ok.
(checkboxes and radiobuttons work ok.)
It doesn't matter if the setBounds() is before or
after the setBackground()
Any advice appreciated.
===
class ButtonPanel extends JPanel {
public static ButtonPanel bpanel = null;

JLabel slabel = new JLabel(bname);
slabel.setBackground(bkg);
slabel.setFont(bfont);
slabel.setBounds(...);
bpanel.add(slabel);