Create Text Area using JTextArea Class
Overview
In this tutorial, we will learn steps to create a text area using JTextArea class. Text Area is a GUI component that allows users to input multiple lines of text.
JTextArea Class
To create a text area, we can use the JTextArea class. To import the class we can use the following import statement:
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
The display area of JTextArea is defined by rows and columns properties.
JTextArea ta = new JTextArea(10, 10);
Java Program
package com.testingdocs.swing.components; /********************************************** * FileName: JTextAreaDemo.java * Package : com.testingdocs.swing.components * * Java Tutorials - www.TestingDocs.com **********************************************/ import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; public class JTextAreaDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { final JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTextArea -www.TestingDocs.com"); JTextArea tArea = new JTextArea(20, 30); JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(tArea); tArea.setText("Sample Text in Text Area...."); frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(400, 400); frame.getContentPane().add(sp); frame.setVisible(true); } }
Output
Run the program to view the output.
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