Index: graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/api/visual/border/BorderSupport.java
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RCS file: /cvs/graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/api/visual/border/BorderSupport.java,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.2 BorderSupport.java
--- graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/api/visual/border/BorderSupport.java	13 Feb 2007 07:37:48 -0000	1.2
+++ graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/api/visual/border/BorderSupport.java	7 May 2007 20:11:35 -0000
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.netbeans.api.visual.border;
 
 import org.netbeans.modules.visual.border.ResizeBorder;
+import org.netbeans.modules.visual.border.SwingBorder;
 
 /**
  * This class contains support method for working with borders.
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@
      */
     public static boolean isOuterResizeBorder (Border border) {
         return border instanceof ResizeBorder  &&  ((ResizeBorder) border).isOuter ();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns a swing border of a border created using BorderFactory.createSwingBorder or Widget.setBorder(javax.swing.border.Border).
+     * @param border the widget border
+     * @return Swing border if possible; otherwise null
+     */
+    public static javax.swing.border.Border getSwingBorder (Border border) {
+        return border instanceof SwingBorder ? ((SwingBorder) border).getSwingBorder () : null;
     }
 
 }
Index: graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/modules/visual/border/SwingBorder.java
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RCS file: /cvs/graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/modules/visual/border/SwingBorder.java,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 SwingBorder.java
--- graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/modules/visual/border/SwingBorder.java	14 Nov 2006 10:04:25 -0000	1.3
+++ graph/lib/src/org/netbeans/modules/visual/border/SwingBorder.java	7 May 2007 20:11:35 -0000
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@
     public boolean isOpaque () {
         return false;
     }
+    
+    public javax.swing.border.Border getSwingBorder () {
+        return swingBorder;
+    }
 
 }