java.awt
Class TextArea

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.TextComponent
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              +--java.awt.TextArea

All Implemented Interfaces:

Accessible, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable

public class TextArea

extends TextComponent

A TextArea object is a multi-line region that displays text. It can be set to allow editing or to be read-only.

The following image shows the appearance of a text area:

This text area could be created by the following line of code:

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 new TextArea("Hello", 5, 40);
 

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Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
protected  class	TextArea.AccessibleAWTTextArea     This class implements accessibility support for the TextArea class.

 

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.TextComponent

 

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

 

Field Summary
static int	SCROLLBARS_BOTH     Create and display both vertical and horizontal scrollbars.
static int	SCROLLBARS_HORIZONTAL_ONLY     Create and display horizontal scrollbar only.
static int	SCROLLBARS_NONE     Do not create or display any scrollbars for the text area.
static int	SCROLLBARS_VERTICAL_ONLY     Create and display vertical scrollbar only.

 

Fields inherited from class java.awt.TextComponent

textListener

 

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

 

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

 

Constructor Summary
TextArea()     Constructs a new text area with the empty string as text.
TextArea(int rows, int columns)     Constructs a new text area with the specified number of rows and columns and the empty string as text.
TextArea(String text)     Constructs a new text area with the specified text.
TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns)     Constructs a new text area with the specified text, and with the specified number of rows and columns.
TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns, int scrollbars)     Constructs a new text area with the specified text, and with the rows, columns, and scroll bar visibility as specified.

 

Method Summary
void	addNotify()     Creates the TextArea's peer.
void	append(String str)     Appends the given text to the text area's current text.
void	appendText(String str)     Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by append(String).
AccessibleContext	getAccessibleContext()     Returns the AccessibleContext associated with this TextArea.
int	getColumns()     Returns the number of columns in this text area.
Dimension	getMinimumSize()     Determines the minimum size of this text area.
Dimension	getMinimumSize(int rows, int columns)     Determines the minimum size of a text area with the specified number of rows and columns.
Dimension	getPreferredSize()     Determines the preferred size of this text area.
Dimension	getPreferredSize(int rows, int columns)     Determines the preferred size of a text area with the specified number of rows and columns.
int	getRows()     Returns the number of rows in the text area.
int	getScrollbarVisibility()     Returns an enumerated value that indicates which scroll bars the text area uses.
void	insert(String str, int pos)     Inserts the specified text at the specified position in this text area.
void	insertText(String str, int pos)     Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by insert(String, int).
Dimension	minimumSize()     Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by getMinimumSize().
Dimension	minimumSize(int rows, int columns)     Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by getMinimumSize(int, int).
protected  String	paramString()     Returns a string representing the state of this TextArea.
Dimension	preferredSize()     Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by getPreferredSize().
Dimension	preferredSize(int rows, int columns)     Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by getPreferredSize(int, int).
void	replaceRange(String str, int start, int end)     Replaces text between the indicated start and end positions with the specified replacement text.
void	replaceText(String str, int start, int end)     Deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by replaceRange(String, int, int).
void	setColumns(int columns)     Sets the number of columns for this text area.
void	setRows(int rows)     Sets the number of rows for this text area.

 

Methods inherited from class java.awt.TextComponent

addTextListener, enableInputMethods, getBackground, getCaretPosition, getListeners, getSelectedText, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart, getText, getTextListeners, isEditable, processEvent, processTextEvent, removeNotify, removeTextListener, select,