从Java JTextarea收集输入

Question

I'm working on one of my first java applets and I want to start of fairly simple (though I have a good understanding of how code works I dont know much in terms of what methods I all have at my disposal when using java)

I have created a Jframe window that has a JTextarea in it. I would like to execute certain lines of code when certain things are typed into this box. In essence, its a simple text input system. How would I go about doing this or is there a better component to use for this?

Answer 1

in addition to getText() , for JTextField some prefer the getDocument() method. In Java, Listener s are used to capture events, such as "what was typed to the text area". This tutorial will get you started, if you have trouble implementing you can come back with a more specfic question and some code :)