How to use

setLabelBackgroundPaint

method

in

org.jfree.chart.plot.PiePlot

PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
 plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);
 plot.setLabelOutlinePaint(null);
 plot.setLabelShadowPaint(null);

pieplot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(new Color(220, 220, 220));
pieplot.setLegendLabelToolTipGenerator(new StandardPieSectionLabelGenerator("Tooltip for legend item {0}"));
pieplot.setSimpleLabels(true);

public JFreeChart createPieChart(String title, PieDataset dataset) {
  JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart(title, dataset, true, true, false);
  PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
  plot.setCircular(true);
  plot.setDirection(Rotation.CLOCKWISE);
  plot.setNoDataMessage("No data to display");
  StandardPieSectionLabelGenerator labelGenerator = new StandardPieSectionLabelGenerator("{0} {1} ({2})");
  plot.setLabelGenerator(labelGenerator);
  plot.setInteriorGap(0.01);
  plot.setMaximumLabelWidth(0.32);
  Font font = new Font(chart.getLegend().getItemFont().getFamily(), Font.PLAIN, 12);
  plot.setLabelFont(font);
  plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(new Color(220, 220, 220));
  font = new Font(chart.getLegend().getItemFont().getFamily(), Font.PLAIN, 12);
  chart.getLegend().setItemFont(font);
  return chart;
}

/**
 * Creates a pie chart.
 *
 * @return A pie chart.
 */
private static JFreeChart createPieChart() {
  JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart(null, null,
      false, true, false);
  chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
  PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
  plot.setBackgroundPaint(null);
  plot.setInsets(RectangleInsets.ZERO_INSETS);
  plot.setInteriorGap(0.06);
  plot.setStartAngle(0.0);
  plot.setLabelGenerator(null);
  plot.setBaseSectionOutlinePaint(Color.white);
  plot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(new BasicStroke(1.2f,
      BasicStroke.CAP_ROUND, BasicStroke.JOIN_ROUND));
  plot.setOutlineVisible(false);
  plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);
  plot.setLabelOutlinePaint(null);
  plot.setLabelShadowPaint(null);
  plot.setLabelPadding(RectangleInsets.ZERO_INSETS);
  plot.setLabelFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12));
  plot.setLabelPaint(Color.gray);
  plot.setToolTipGenerator(new StandardPieToolTipGenerator("{2}"));
  return chart;
}

plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(Color.WHITE);
plot.setLabelOutlinePaint(Color.gray.brighter());
plot.setLabelShadowPaint(Color.WHITE);

plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(ChartDefaults.transparent);
plot.setLabelOutlinePaint(Color.gray.brighter());
plot.setLabelShadowPaint(ChartDefaults.transparent);

piePlot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(itemLabel.getBackgroundColor());
piePlot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(getChart().getBackcolor());

pieplot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(findColor(labelBackgroundPaint));

 pie.setLabelPaint( pieDefinition.getLabelPaint() );
pie.setLabelBackgroundPaint( pieDefinition.getLabelBackgroundPaint() );
if ( pieDefinition.isLegendIncluded() ) {
 StandardPieSectionLabelGenerator labelGen = new StandardPieSectionLabelGenerator( "{0}" ); //$NON-NLS-1$

piePlot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(STROKE_NORMAL);
piePlot.setLabelFont(WidgetUtils.FONT_SMALL);
piePlot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(WidgetUtils.BG_COLOR_BRIGHT);
piePlot.setLabelOutlineStroke(STROKE_NORMAL);
piePlot.setLabelPaint(WidgetUtils.BG_COLOR_DARK);