Java AWT Tutorials

In this example we are going to show how to use Text area. It is also called multi line editor Text Area defined the following constructor.

TextArea(): It create a default text field.

TextField(String str): It create a text field with string name.

TextField(int numlines,int numChar): NumLines specified the height , in line of text area.NumChar specified the width in Characters.

TextField(String str, int numlines, int numChar ): String str specified the initial string.

Text area add the following methods

void append(String str): append() method appends the string to the end of the current Text.

void insert(String str ,int index):

voidreplaceRange(String str, int startIndex, int endIndex):

The following program create the text area control.

Example

//Using Text Area
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
/*
<applet code="TextAreaDemo" width=300 height=200>
</applet>
*/
public class TextAreaDemo extends Applet{
public void init()
{
String val= "my self Shrish Singh \n"+
"I an from unnao\n"+
"I have done my schooling from R.S.S.inter college unnao\n\n"+
"My hobies are playing Cricket Watching Cricket and Football \n"+
"I complite my Technical degree from ABES Engg.college in 2008 \n"+
"This time I am working in a software company name is R4R.";
TextArea text = new TextArea(val,5,30);
add(text); 
}
}

Output of Example:

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