hi!
   i want help that how a specific word in JTextArea is selected means highlighted, as in most text editor after finding a specific word occurs. if any body know tell me and thanks for this.
                                      MUHAMMADrizwanAKRAMZIA

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ALI_R

Assuming your JTextArea is called display:

public void findText(String findThis)
    //Find the specified string, and highlight it
    /**@post findThis is highlighted if found in text area
       @param String findThis - the String to find*/
    {
        int currentPos=display.getCaretPosition();
        int docLength=getText().length();
        setSelectedText(0,0);
        if(getText().indexOf(findThis,currentPos+1)>-1) {
            display.setCaretPosition(getText().indexOf(findThi s,currentPos+1));
            setSelectedText(display.getCaretPosition(), ( display.getCaretPosition() + findThis.length() ) );
        }
        else {
            if(getText().indexOf(findThis)>-1) {
                display.setCaretPosition(getText().indexOf(findThi s));
                setSelectedText(display.getCaretPosition(), ( display.getCaretPosition() + findThis.length() ) );
            }
        }
    }

(more context on this method at: http://www.charlieharvey.com/java/source/NotePad.java )

HTH
charlie


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