Uses of Class javax.swing.JEditorPane (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-03-16

## Uses of Class
javax.swing.JEditorPane

- Packages that use JEditorPane
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

- - ### Uses of JEditorPane in javax.swing

    Subclasses of JEditorPane in javax.swing
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `JTextPane` A text component that can be marked up with attributes that are represented graphically.

  - ### Uses of JEditorPane in javax.swing.text

    Methods in javax.swing.text that return JEditorPane
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected JEditorPane` | StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction.`getEditor(ActionEvent e)` Gets the target editor for an action.

    Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type JEditorPane
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | StyledEditorKit.`deinstall(JEditorPane c)` Called when the kit is being removed from the JEditorPane.
    `void` | EditorKit.`deinstall(JEditorPane c)` Called when the kit is being removed from the JEditorPane.
    `protected StyledDocument` | StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction.`getStyledDocument(JEditorPane e)` Gets the document associated with an editor pane.
    `protected StyledEditorKit` | StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction.`getStyledEditorKit(JEditorPane e)` Gets the editor kit associated with an editor pane.
    `void` | StyledEditorKit.`install(JEditorPane c)` Called when the kit is being installed into a JEditorPane.
    `void` | EditorKit.`install(JEditorPane c)` Called when the kit is being installed into the a JEditorPane.
    `protected void` | StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction.`setCharacterAttributes(JEditorPane editor, AttributeSet attr, boolean replace)` Applies the given attributes to character content.
    `protected void` | StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction.`setParagraphAttributes(JEditorPane editor, AttributeSet attr, boolean replace)` Applies the given attributes to paragraphs.

  - ### Uses of JEditorPane in javax.swing.text.html

    Methods in javax.swing.text.html with parameters of type JEditorPane
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected void` | HTMLEditorKit.LinkController.`activateLink(int pos, JEditorPane editor)` Calls linkActivated on the associated JEditorPane if the given position represents a link.
    `void` | HTMLEditorKit.`deinstall(JEditorPane c)` Called when the kit is being removed from the JEditorPane.
    `protected HTMLDocument` | HTMLEditorKit.HTMLTextAction.`getHTMLDocument(JEditorPane e)`
    `protected HTMLEditorKit` | HTMLEditorKit.HTMLTextAction.`getHTMLEditorKit(JEditorPane e)`
    `protected void` | HTMLEditorKit.InsertHTMLTextAction.`insertAtBoundary(JEditorPane editor, HTMLDocument doc, int offset, Element insertElement, String html, HTML.Tag parentTag, HTML.Tag addTag)` This is invoked when inserting at a boundary.
    `protected void` | HTMLEditorKit.InsertHTMLTextAction.`insertAtBoundry(JEditorPane editor, HTMLDocument doc, int offset, Element insertElement, String html, HTML.Tag parentTag, HTML.Tag addTag)` Deprecated. As of Java 2 platform v1.3, use insertAtBoundary
    `protected void` | HTMLEditorKit.InsertHTMLTextAction.`insertHTML(JEditorPane editor, HTMLDocument doc, int offset, String html, int popDepth, int pushDepth, HTML.Tag addTag)` A cover for HTMLEditorKit.insertHTML.
    `void` | HTMLEditorKit.`install(JEditorPane c)` Called when the kit is being installed into the a JEditorPane.

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