listener for jtextarea using java

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how can i know that some thing has been change in jtextarea using java?

Posted 5-Dec-12 8:29am

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ridoy · Answer 1 · 2012-12-05T08:45:00

Solution 1

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7740465/text-changed-event-in-jtextarea-how-to[^]
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/206990-jtextarea-listener/[^]

Posted 5-Dec-12 8:45am

ridoy

TorstenH. · Answer 2 · 2012-12-05T20:06:00

Solution 2

Add a KeyListener to the JTextArea:

Java Tutorials - How to Write a Key Listener[^]

That one reacts each time a key is used.
You could also use a ChangeListener - that one reacts on leaving the JTextArea. Depends on what you want to do(?)

Posted 5-Dec-12 20:06pm

TorstenH.