JTextArea - get the position that the user drops a drag on

[dado0583]

Hi, basically this is what I want to do:

The user drags something from another component and drops it
somewhere in the JTextArea. I want to know the position in the area
that the drop was made. (Preferably getting the caret position).

As you hover over the JTextArea, the caret position remains unaffected.
Is there anyway to use a MouseListener or some type of mechanism to
figure out where in the document the click was dropped?

Cheers,
David

 

[dado0583]

Hi, has anyone any insights into this question, as I still do not have
a solution.

PS. The droptarget component can be a JTextPane or something similar
and not neccessarily a JTextArea

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Hi, has anyone any insights into this question, ..

Maybe the GUI experts can advise further.
<http://www.physci.org/codes/javafaq.jsp#cljg>

 

[dado0583]

Hi,
I managed to solve the problem. Using an example from the Sun
Tutorials I have managed to accomplish my goal.

It seems that I was trying to over complicate things. All it needed was
a custom TransferHandler class, and to dragEnable both components
involved in the transfer.

Cheers anyway tho

 

[Andrew Thompson]

I managed to solve the problem. ..(snip solution)

Excellent, glad you sorted it. Thanks for reporting success
and the solution, for the archives.

 

[Dj Frenzy]

No problem, it irritates me when I find an old question without a
solution, and I'm sure it annoys other people too.