BasicTextUI.BasicHighlighter (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.BasicHighlighter class
Date: 2026-03-16

javax.swing.plaf.basic

## Class BasicTextUI.BasicHighlighter

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.text.LayeredHighlighter
  - - javax.swing.text.DefaultHighlighter
    - - javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.BasicHighlighter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    UIResource, Highlighter
  Enclosing class:
    BasicTextUI

      public static class BasicTextUI.BasicHighlighter
      extends DefaultHighlighter
      implements UIResource

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.text.DefaultHighlighter

      `DefaultHighlighter.DefaultHighlightPainter`

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.text.LayeredHighlighter

      `LayeredHighlighter.LayerPainter`

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.swing.text.Highlighter

      `Highlighter.Highlight, Highlighter.HighlightPainter`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.swing.text.DefaultHighlighter

      `DefaultPainter`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `BasicHighlighter()`

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.DefaultHighlighter

      `addHighlight, changeHighlight, deinstall, getDrawsLayeredHighlights, getHighlights, install, paint, paintLayeredHighlights, removeAllHighlights, removeHighlight, setDrawsLayeredHighlights`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### BasicHighlighter

          public BasicHighlighter()

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