Java Swing How to - Handle Hyperlink event for JEditorPane








Question

We would like to know how to handle Hyperlink event for JEditorPane.

Answer

import java.awt.Rectangle;
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import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JEditorPane;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent;
import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkListener;
import javax.swing.text.DefaultCaret;

public class Main implements HyperlinkListener {
  JEditorPane dataDisplayer = new JEditorPane();
  MyCaret caret;

  @Override
  public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent arg0) {
    dataDisplayer
        .setText("<a href=''>Change Text</a><br>bla bla");
  }

  public void init() {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    dataDisplayer.setEditable(false);
    caret = new MyCaret();
    dataDisplayer.setCaret(caret);
    dataDisplayer.add(new JButton());
    dataDisplayer.setContentType("text/html");
    JScrollPane jsp = new JScrollPane(dataDisplayer);
    dataDisplayer
        .setText("<a href=''>Change Text</a>new word");
    this.dataDisplayer.addHyperlinkListener(this);
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.setContentPane(jsp);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    new Main().init();

  }
}

class MyCaret extends DefaultCaret {

  @Override
  protected void adjustVisibility(Rectangle nloc) {

  }

}