Java Swing - JCheckbox with 3 states (full selected, partially selected and deselected) [duplicate]

Question

I want a JCheckbox that has 3 states as shown below:

1. Partially Selected
2. Unselected
3. Full Selected

Q1. Can I use the JCheckbox for the above purpose or have to go for some custom swing component?

Answer 1

Oh yes, but you have to create a custom component.

Take a look at this article in the Java Specialist and see if it works for you.

It needs a bit of work in OSX though.

WinXP: