How to use

org.jdesktop.swingx.border.IconBorder

constructor

 Border border = new CompoundBorder(textField.getBorder(), new IconBorder(...));
textField.setBorder( border );

  private Border getTitleBorder() {
    if (monthView.isTraversable()) {
      IconBorder up = new IconBorder(monthUpImage,
          SwingConstants.EAST, monthView.getBoxPaddingX());
      IconBorder down = new IconBorder(monthDownImage,
          SwingConstants.WEST, monthView.getBoxPaddingX());
      Border compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(up, down);
      Border empty = BorderFactory
          .createEmptyBorder(2 * monthView.getBoxPaddingY(), 0,
              2 * monthView.getBoxPaddingY(), 0);
      return BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(compound, empty);
    }
    return BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(monthView.getBoxPaddingY(),
        monthView.getBoxPaddingX(), monthView.getBoxPaddingY(),
        monthView.getBoxPaddingX());
  }
}

/**
 * @return
 */
private Border getTitleBorder() {
  if (getComponent().isTraversable()) {
    Icon downIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthDownFileName");
    Icon upIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthUpFileName");
    // fix for #1028-swingx: title border whacky for boxpadding 0
    // in fact there had been a deeper issue - without using the arrowPadding here
    // the hit-detection of the buttons is slightly off target
    IconBorder up = new IconBorder(upIcon, SwingConstants.EAST, arrowPaddingX); 
    IconBorder down = new IconBorder(downIcon, SwingConstants.WEST, arrowPaddingX); 
    Border compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(up, down);
    Border empty = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2* arrowPaddingY, 0, 2*arrowPaddingY, 0);
    return BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(compound, empty);
  }
  
  return BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX());
}

/**
 * @return
 */
private Border getTitleBorder() {
  if (getComponent().isTraversable()) {
    Icon downIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthDownFileName");
    Icon upIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthUpFileName");
    // fix for #1028-swingx: title border whacky for boxpadding 0
    // in fact there had been a deeper issue - without using the arrowPadding here
    // the hit-detection of the buttons is slightly off target
    IconBorder up = new IconBorder(upIcon, SwingConstants.EAST, arrowPaddingX); 
    IconBorder down = new IconBorder(downIcon, SwingConstants.WEST, arrowPaddingX); 
    Border compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(up, down);
    Border empty = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2* arrowPaddingY, 0, 2*arrowPaddingY, 0);
    return BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(compound, empty);
  }
  
  return BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX());
}

/**
 * @return
 */
private Border getTitleBorder() {
  if (getComponent().isTraversable()) {
    Icon downIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthDownFileName");
    Icon upIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthUpFileName");
    // fix for #1028-swingx: title border whacky for boxpadding 0
    // in fact there had been a deeper issue - without using the arrowPadding here
    // the hit-detection of the buttons is slightly off target
    IconBorder up = new IconBorder(upIcon, SwingConstants.EAST, arrowPaddingX); 
    IconBorder down = new IconBorder(downIcon, SwingConstants.WEST, arrowPaddingX); 
    Border compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(up, down);
    Border empty = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2* arrowPaddingY, 0, 2*arrowPaddingY, 0);
    return BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(compound, empty);
  }
  
  return BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX());
}

/**
 * @return
 */
private Border getTitleBorder() {
  if (getComponent().isTraversable()) {
    Icon downIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthDownFileName");
    Icon upIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthUpFileName");
    // fix for #1028-swingx: title border whacky for boxpadding 0
    // in fact there had been a deeper issue - without using the arrowPadding here
    // the hit-detection of the buttons is slightly off target
    IconBorder up = new IconBorder(upIcon, SwingConstants.EAST, arrowPaddingX); 
    IconBorder down = new IconBorder(downIcon, SwingConstants.WEST, arrowPaddingX); 
    Border compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(up, down);
    Border empty = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2* arrowPaddingY, 0, 2*arrowPaddingY, 0);
    return BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(compound, empty);
  }
  
  return BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX());
}

/**
 * @return
 */
private Border getTitleBorder() {
  if (getComponent().isTraversable()) {
    Icon downIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthDownFileName");
    Icon upIcon = UIManager.getIcon("JXMonthView.monthUpFileName");
    // fix for #1028-swingx: title border whacky for boxpadding 0
    // in fact there had been a deeper issue - without using the arrowPadding here
    // the hit-detection of the buttons is slightly off target
    IconBorder up = new IconBorder(upIcon, SwingConstants.EAST, arrowPaddingX); 
    IconBorder down = new IconBorder(downIcon, SwingConstants.WEST, arrowPaddingX); 
    Border compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(up, down);
    Border empty = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(2* arrowPaddingY, 0, 2*arrowPaddingY, 0);
    return BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(compound, empty);
  }
  
  return BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingY(), getComponent().getBoxPaddingX());
}