I need to perform Syntax highlighting for java in a JTextPane but i
can't find any tutorials which show how to do it. What exactly are the
steps needed to do this and how do i use editor kits.

nsm.nikhil@gmail.com wrote in message news:<1111672720.858155.229330@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>...
> I need to perform Syntax highlighting for java in a JTextPane but i
> can't find any tutorials which show how to do it. What exactly are the
> steps needed to do this and how do i use editor kits.
JTextPane styling, including text color, is done via
MutableAttributeSet and setXxxxAttributes() method.

Here is a good example which might help:

http://www.discoverteenergy.com/files/SyntaxDocument.java

If you have jEdit you can also look at its source to try and understand
how it is done. You can even use their package. There is no point in
reinventing the wheel.

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Fahd Shariff
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"Let the code do the talking... "