Add a scroll bar to text area

Question

I use Eclipse Window Builder. When I click the button, something will be written on the screen. But since my prints are long, I want to use a scroll pane.

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Answer 1

So, based on...

public class uyg1 extends JFrame {

    private JPanel contentPane;

    /**
     * Launch the application.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                try {
                    uyg1 frame = new uyg1();
                    frame.setVisible(true);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

            }
        });
    }

    /**
     * Create the frame.
     */
    public uyg1() {
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
        contentPane = new JPanel();
        contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
        contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
        setContentPane(contentPane);
        JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea("Test");
        textArea.setSize(400, 400);
        JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(textArea, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
        frame.getContentPane().add(scroll);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

textArea.setSize(400, 400); is irrelevant as the layout manager will deal with it. You can provide sizing hints via the JTextArea(String, int, int) constructer, but remember, this is the number of characters in width/height, not pixels.

The following are giving you issues...

frame.getContentPane().add(scroll);
frame.setVisible(true);

because frame is undefined. Since the class extends from JFrame, they are pointless, it should just be

getContentPane().add(scroll);
setVisible(true);

but, I'd add...

pack();
setLocationRelativeTo(null);

before it, as it will give you a generally better experience

Answer 2

You need to add the TextArea to the ScrollPane. Don't add the textarea tho the contentpane.