Java Pseudo-Hyperlink

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So I am working on something in Java right now where I need to display lots of JTextComponents. I need to be able to turn words in any text component into a hyperlink of sorts, specifically, when these words are clicked, some method is called. Please note, I am not looking for a REAL hyperlink, just if you click on some text, a function is called. I believe JTextPane could solve this problem using components, but I can't seem to figure it out..

Yes, this question already exists, but the other one is a duplicate, and the one it links to does NOT answer this question.

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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A JTextArea could work for this too.

You could use a MouseListener and then translate the location of the click via viewToModel(Point pt).
You could then use javax.swing.text.Utilities.getRowStart(textArea, offset); if you need the start of the row selected, and getRowEnd(...) for the end.
You could have a Map<String, SomeLink> to see if a selected word is a linking word.

For an example of this, please check my answer here.

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answered May 14 '13 at 22:21

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Actually, I found an easier way to do it, but I have another issue... So the solution I found was to convert the selected text into a new Component using JTextPane's insertComponent method. However, when I create a new component like this, the text associated is offset a little bit below the original line... which is quite irksome. – user633314 May 14 '13 at 22:36

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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If JEditorPane or JTextPane is a satisfactory JTextComponent, then a HyperlinkListener will be invoked to perform any desired action, as shown in this complete example.

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answered May 15 '13 at 01:40

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