How do I create a JPanel with two images where only a part of the one below is shown on mouse over?

Question

I am trying to create a button panel where the button that was clicked becomes 'differently colored'; i.e show the background image. p.s I only need this approach(with 2 images), and not anything else. Thanks !

Eg:

public class TestPane extends JPanel {      

        private BufferedImage   imgUnclicked;
        private BufferedImage   imgClicked;
        private Point           mousePoint;

        public TestPane() {
            try {
                imgUnclicked = ImageIO.read(new File("C:\\Users\\Me\\Desktop\\tmp\\Uncolored.png"));
                imgClicked = ImageIO.read(new File("C:\\Users\\Me\\Desktop\\tmp\\Colored.png"));
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(Spotlight.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }

            addMouseMotionListener(new MouseAdapter() {
                @Override
                public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
                    mousePoint = e.getPoint();
                    repaint();
                }
            });
        }
    }
    @Override
    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
        //Draw imgClicked
        //Draw imgUnclicked with some rectangular area around mouse click subtracted
    }
}

Answer 1

No need to reinvent the wheel. Instead use a JToggleButton (appropriately configured). A button will react to both mouse and keyboard input.

import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.*;

class ChangeImageOnClick {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        URL url1 = new URL("https://i.sstatic.net/gJmeJ.png");
        final Image img1 = ImageIO.read(url1);
        URL url2 = new URL("https://i.sstatic.net/wCF8S.png");
        final Image img2 = ImageIO.read(url2);
        Runnable r = new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                JToggleButton btn = new JToggleButton("Click me!");
                btn.setIcon(new ImageIcon(img1));
                btn.setSelectedIcon(new ImageIcon(img2));

                btn.setContentAreaFilled(false);
                btn.setBorderPainted(false);

                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, btn);
            }
        };
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(r);
    }
}