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To draw a gradient background

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT; import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CLabel; import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color; import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData; import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell; public class CLabelGradientBackgroundThreeColors {   public static void main(String[] args) {     Display display = new Display();     Shell shell = new Shell(display);     shell.setText("CLabel Gradient");     shell.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, false));     CLabel one = new CLabel(shell, SWT.LEFT);     one.setText("Second Gradient Example");     one.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));     // Set the background gradient     one.setBackground(new Color[] { shell.getDisplay().getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_WHITE),         shell.getDisplay().getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_GRAY),         shell.getDisplay().getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_DARK_GRAY),         shell.getDisplay().getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_BLACK) }, new int[] { 33, 67, 100 });     shell.open();     while (!shell.isDisposed()) {       if (!display.readAndDispatch()) {         display.sleep();       }     }     display.dispose();   } }