I want to load up a window using the java swing, something like this
However I want to be able to use it for text input also not just to dump data into it..
any idea how to do it?
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JTextAreas are editable by default, so input is trivial. Just put one into a test UI and see for yourself.
From a design perspective, using the same JTextArea for both input and output strikes me as unwise. The only example I can think of is a shell interface, and that imposes stronger limits on how input and output works than a JTextArea will provide out of the box.
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Jean Paul Galea
yep.. i want to use it as a shell interface
I'm not sure if I got the point of your question, but you can get the text the user has typed in using the getText() method:
JTextArea ta = new JTextArea(); String input = ta.getText();
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Check out this Sun toturial:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/textarea.html
In particular, scroll down to the "TextAreaDemo" example.
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