Java Swing How to - Set default background color for JTextPane








Question

We would like to know how to set default background color for JTextPane.

Answer

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Container;
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import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String... args) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    Container pane = frame.getContentPane();
    pane.add(blackJTextPane());
    frame.setSize(800, 600);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }

  private static Component blackJTextPane() {
    JTextPane pane = new JTextPane();
    pane.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
    pane.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
    pane.setText("Here is example text");
    return pane;
  }
}