How to select all the text in a JTextArea??

Question

any1 know how to select all the text in a textarea?? just like when we press ctrl+a?? i use JTextAreaName.selectAll();doesnt work
helt..

Answer 1

worked OK for me
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class Myprogram extends JFrame
  JTextArea TArea = new JTextArea(10,10);
  public Myprogram()
    JMenu JMenuName= new JMenu("JMenuName");
    JMenuItem  JMenuItemName=new JMenuItem("Select all");
    JMenuName.add(JMenuItemName);
    JMenuItemName.addActionListener(new SelectAllAction());
    getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(TArea));
    JMenuBar mb = new JMenuBar();
    mb.add(JMenuName);
    setJMenuBar(mb);
    pack();
    setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    setVisible(true);
  class SelectAllAction implements ActionListener
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      TArea.requestFocusInWindow();
      TArea.selectAll();
  public static void main(String[] args){new Myprogram();}
}