public static final int SCROLLBARS_BOTH

Create and display both vertical and horizontal scrollbars.

public static final int SCROLLBARS_VERTICAL_ONLY

Create and display vertical scrollbar only.

public static final int SCROLLBARS_HORIZONTAL_ONLY

Create and display horizontal scrollbar only.

public static final int SCROLLBARS_NONE

Do not create or display any scrollbars for the text area.

public TextArea() throws HeadlessException

Constructs a new text area with the empty string as text. This text area is created with scrollbar visibility equal to SCROLLBARS_BOTH, so both vertical and horizontal scrollbars will be visible for this text area.

public TextArea(String text) throws HeadlessException

Constructs a new text area with the specified text. This text area is created with scrollbar visibility equal to SCROLLBARS_BOTH, so both vertical and horizontal scrollbars will be visible for this text area.

public TextArea(int rows, int columns) throws HeadlessException

Constructs a new text area with the specified number of rows and columns and the empty string as text. A column is an approximate average character width that is platform-dependent. The text area is created with scrollbar visibility equal to SCROLLBARS_BOTH, so both vertical and horizontal scrollbars will be visible for this text area.

public TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns) throws HeadlessException

Constructs a new text area with the specified text, and with the specified number of rows and columns. A column is an approximate average character width that is platform-dependent. The text area is created with scrollbar visibility equal to SCROLLBARS_BOTH, so both vertical and horizontal scrollbars will be visible for this text area.

public TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns, int scrollbars) throws HeadlessException

Constructs a new text area with the specified text, and with the rows, columns, and scroll bar visibility as specified. All TextArea constructors defer to this one.

The TextArea class defines several constants that can be supplied as values for the scrollbars argument:

• SCROLLBARS_BOTH,
• SCROLLBARS_VERTICAL_ONLY,
• SCROLLBARS_HORIZONTAL_ONLY,
• SCROLLBARS_NONE.

Any other value for the scrollbars argument is invalid and will result in this text area being created with scrollbar visibility equal to the default value of SCROLLBARS_BOTH.

public void addNotify()

Creates the TextArea's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the TextArea without changing any of its functionality.

public void insert(String str, int pos)

Inserts the specified text at the specified position in this text area.

Note that passing null or inconsistent parameters is invalid and will result in unspecified behavior.

@Deprecated public void insertText(String str, int pos)

Inserts the specified text at the specified position in this text area.

public void append(String str)

Appends the given text to the text area's current text.

Note that passing null or inconsistent parameters is invalid and will result in unspecified behavior.

@Deprecated public void appendText(String str)

Appends the given text to the text area's current text.

public void replaceRange(String str, int start, int end)

Replaces text between the indicated start and end positions with the specified replacement text. The text at the end position will not be replaced. The text at the start position will be replaced (unless the start position is the same as the end position). The text position is zero-based. The inserted substring may be of a different length than the text it replaces.

Note that passing null or inconsistent parameters is invalid and will result in unspecified behavior.

@Deprecated public void replaceText(String str, int start, int end)

Replaces a range of characters between the indicated start and end positions with the specified replacement text (the text at the end position will not be replaced).

public int getRows()

Returns the number of rows in the text area.

public void setRows(int rows)

Sets the number of rows for this text area.

public int getColumns()

Returns the number of columns in this text area.

public void setColumns(int columns)

Sets the number of columns for this text area.

public int getScrollbarVisibility()

Returns an enumerated value that indicates which scroll bars the text area uses.

The TextArea class defines four integer constants that are used to specify which scroll bars are available. TextArea has one constructor that gives the application discretion over scroll bars.

public Dimension getPreferredSize(int rows, int columns)

Determines the preferred size of a text area with the specified number of rows and columns.

@Deprecated public Dimension preferredSize(int rows, int columns)

Determines the preferred size of the text area with the specified number of rows and columns.

public Dimension getPreferredSize()

Determines the preferred size of this text area.

@Deprecated public Dimension preferredSize()

Returns the component's preferred size.

public Dimension getMinimumSize(int rows, int columns)

Determines the minimum size of a text area with the specified number of rows and columns.

@Deprecated public Dimension minimumSize(int rows, int columns)

Determines the minimum size of the text area with the specified number of rows and columns.

public Dimension getMinimumSize()

Determines the minimum size of this text area.

@Deprecated public Dimension minimumSize()

Returns the minimum size of this component.

protected String paramString()

Returns a string representing the state of this TextArea. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

Returns the AccessibleContext associated with this TextArea. For text areas, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleAWTTextArea. A new AccessibleAWTTextArea instance is created if necessary.