text editor

Question

what are the methods available to implement text editor in java??

Answer 1

The JTextPane class would be a good start.

The How to Use Editor Panes and Using Text Components and Text Panes sections from The Java Tutorials would be a nice to place to take a look at examples and explanation.

Answer 2

You could use Eclipse. See http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ How do I create my own editor?

Answer 3

You could also use Netbeans. Here is a link.

Answer 4

You can also have a look at JEdit, a open source java editor for ideas of how exactly to go about building an editor

Answer 5

I've successfully integrated EKit into a Java application, which is a fairly functional HTML text editor.