What Swing Component do I need?

[Benjamin]

Hi, I'm kinda new to the Swing API. What text component should I use
for a large chunk of unformatted text that I want to display to the
user. JLabel doesn't seem to fit the bill (it's too small and for
labeling components). Thanks

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Hi, I'm kinda new to the Swing API. What text component should I use
for a large chunk of unformatted text that I want to display to the
user. JLabel doesn't seem to fit the bill (it's too small and for
labeling components).

JTextArea would best suit that, perhaps
uneditable or disabled if appropriate.

For an example, check the applet here..
<http://www.physci.org/test/resize/>
The drop-down menu on the upper right,
shows the various forms of the text area.

Andrew T.

 

[Thomas Fritsch]

Hi, I'm kinda new to the Swing API. What text component should I use
for a large chunk of unformatted text that I want to display to the
user. JLabel doesn't seem to fit the bill (it's too small and for
labeling components). Thanks

See in
<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/text.html>