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1. Moving focus from JTextArea using tab key    stackoverflow.com

As stated, I want to change the default TAB behaviour within a JTextArea (so that it acts like a JTextField or similar component) Here's the event action

    private void ...

2. How to make a JTextArea moving the scrollbar    stackoverflow.com

I am working with Java Swing and I have put a JTextArea in a JScrollBar. What I want is the scrollbar to follow the data. For a example i want to write ...

3. How do I move text from a file into a text area?    stackoverflow.com

In this code:

protected void open() {
    if (fc.showOpenDialog(Main.this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
        File file = fc.getSelectedFile();
    }
}

4. Automatically moving the scroll bar in a text area    coderanch.com

I'm looking for a non-swing answer. Is there a way to somehow retrieve the currently viewed section of text inside a textArea. Basically what I want to do is when the user switches away and then back into a text area I'm able to restore the exact caret position (which I've figured out) as well as the screen position. The problem ...

5. Can we move a text to a desired place in JTextArea    java-forums.org