java highlighting issue

Question

I have a JTextPane that contains a predefined text block. I have a separate thread that highlights certain lines of the text and periodically removes the highlight.

I am highlighting using: text.getHighLighter().addHighligh(start,end,highlighter) and removing using text.getHighLighter().removeAllHighLights() and i call text.revalidate() after it.

Sometimes the highlights are not removed?!

Can someone see a potential issue that I am having?

please what's wrong with [Java Default Highlighter](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9078275/java-default-highlighter) — mKorbel, Feb 24 '12 at 11:54
please show an sscce that demonstrates the problem (btw: revalidate shouldn't be needed) — kleopatra, Feb 25 '12 at 13:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 24 '12 at 11:23

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Are you running your code to highlight/remove in the EDT?

As in

SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
    @Override
    public void run(){
        text.getHighLighter().removeAllHighLights();
    }
});

answered Feb 24 '12 at 11:23

Marcelo

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