AWT TextArea

Fields of TextArea Class

The following are the fields of java.awt.TextAreas class.

• static int SCROLLBARS_BOTH: It helps us create horizontal and vertical scroll bars.
   
• static int SCROLLBARS_HORIZONTAL_ONLY: It allows us to create horizontal scrollbars and displays them.
   
• static int SCROLLBARS_VERTICAL_ONLY: It not only helps us to create vertical scrollbars but also displays them.
   
• static int SCROLLBARS_NONE: It doesn't display any scrollbar in the textarea.

TextArea Constructors

Let's learn about few constructors of the TextArea object.

TextArea Methods

Now, let's see some methods that we can use in TextArea.

You can also read about the Multiple Inheritance in Java.

Examples

Let's see a few examples related to AWT Text Area.

Code 1

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.TextField;
public class TextAreaExample {


	public static void main(String[] args) {

	Frame f = new Frame();

	f.setVisible(true);

	f.setSize(200,200);

	TextField tf = new TextField("Hello Coding Ninjas");

	f.add(tf);

	}
}

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Output

In this example, we have created a Text Area with the mentioned size and passed some text printed on the text area.
 

Now let us discuss another example but with an Action Listener. Action Listener is used to detecting particular events in the window frame. Try it on java online compiler.

Code 2

import java.awt.*;    
import java.awt.event.*;    

public class TextAreaDemo extends Frame implements ActionListener {

	Label l1, l2;    
	TextArea area;    
	Button b;    
  	
	TextAreaDemo() {    


		l1 = new Label();    
		l1.setBounds(50, 50, 100, 30);    
		l2 = new Label();    
		l2.setBounds(160, 50, 100, 30);    
		area = new TextArea();    
		area.setBounds(20, 100, 300, 300);    
		b = new Button("Count Words");    
		b.setBounds(100, 400, 100, 30);    
  		
 		
		b.addActionListener(this);    
  		
 		
		add(l1);  
		add(l2);  
		add(area);  
		add(b);    


		setSize(400, 450);    
		setLayout(null);    
		setVisible(true);    
	}    

	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {    
		String text = area.getText();    
		String words[]=text.split("\\s");    
		l1.setText("Words: "+words.length);    
		l2.setText("Characters: "+text.length());    
	}    
	// main method  
	public static void main(String[] args) {    
		new TextAreaDemo();    
	}    
}

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Output

In this example, we have created a text area with some specialty added to the text area. It counts the number of text and characters written in the text area.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Java AWT?

Java AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit) is a Java API for creating graphical user interface (GUI) or window-based applications. It is Platform-dependent on which Java AWT components are shown in accordance with the operating system's perspective.

What is the textarea in Java AWT?

TextArea class object is a multiline zone that displays text. It allows you to alter numerous lines of text. It is derived from the TextComponent class.

How to scroll text in AWT textarea?

In AWT, the TextArea control provides us with a multiline editing area. The user can enter as much as he likes in this box. A scroll bar emerges when the text in the text area grows more significant than the viewing area, allowing us to scroll the text up and down and right and left.

Conclusion

In this article, we have discussed the AWT Text Area. We have introduced the topic along with the field of text area class. We also discussed the constructors, methods, and several code examples and explanations.

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