How to use

setBackground

method

in

javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem

item.setBackground(bgColor);
item.setForeground(fgColor);

viewLog.addActionListener(this);
viewMenu.add(logCheckMenuItem);
logCheckMenuItem.setBackground(WHITE);
logCheckMenuItem.setSelected(true);
viewMenu.addSeparator();

void customizeCheckBoxMenuItem( final JCheckBoxMenuItem item, final boolean is_selected ) {
  if ( item != null ) {
    item.setFont( MainFrame.menu_font );
    if ( !getConfiguration().isUseNativeUI() ) {
      item.setBackground( getConfiguration().getGuiMenuBackgroundColor() );
      item.setForeground( getConfiguration().getGuiMenuTextColor() );
    }
    item.setSelected( is_selected );
    item.addActionListener( this );
  }
}

void customizeCheckBoxMenuItem( final JCheckBoxMenuItem item, final boolean is_selected ) {
  if ( item != null ) {
    item.setFont( MainFrame.menu_font );
    if ( !getConfiguration().isUseNativeUI() ) {
      item.setBackground( getConfiguration().getGuiMenuBackgroundColor() );
      item.setForeground( getConfiguration().getGuiMenuTextColor() );
    }
    item.setSelected( is_selected );
    item.addActionListener( this );
  }
}