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JTextField (Java... obvious maby)

EOA_Mushy · 2006-05-04 14:42:13

Is there a way to add an actionlistener to a JTextArea? e.g. exampleArea.addActionListener(this); The above doesnt work though.... Any help please.

04-05-2006 03:42PM

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EOA_Mushy

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Is there a way to add an actionlistener to a JTextArea?
e.g.
exampleArea.addActionListener(this);

The above doesnt work though....

Any help please.

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#2 05-05-2006 09:55AM

Dr Pepper

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Not an ActionListener but you could add a KeyListener just as easily which could respond to the 'Enter' key being pressed (which is the same thing as an ActionListener essentially). Only problem with that is the enter key is usually used in a text area to add a newline!! So perhaps you could use ctrl-Enter or alt-Enter to fire your event instead.
Let me know if you want an example and I'll write some code for you!

Brian

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#3 06-05-2006 04:14PM

EOA_Mushy

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Cheers man, but no need to write the code. I have seen some thing similar done with the tab key. (Next rather then tab character) Im sure ill be able to modify that.

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