Drag and drop to JTextArea

Hi,
I've implemented Drag and drop with a JTextArea as target. It also works fine.
At the moment I use drag'n'drop for opening files I've dragged from Windows Explorer to my JTextArea. Now I want to extend my drop so I can also drop any text alternatively into my JTextArea. Also still no problem.
But now I want my droped text to be inserted at the actual mouse position (like in e.g. Windows Wordpad). I don't just want to insert at the actual caret position or simple append the new text, I'd like to get the dropped text to the actual mouse position.
I don't know how to get the caret position. I've seen you can get the x and y coordinates in the JTextArea using mousevents but I still don't know how to get the caret position from the x and y and I don't know if you can combine mouseEvents and dropTargetEvents.
Maybe there's an other way, too? Any help would be great....

Hello,
I am also trying to do drag and drop into a JTextArea, as well as selecting and dragging text around in the JTextArea.
Would you please be kind enough to show me some source code that does this, or at least point me in the direction of some useful links that might help me?
My email is [email protected]
Thanks in advance!
Andrea

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JTextArea Drag and Drop

Hello everyone,
I am attempting to write a simple application that does drag and drop with JTextAreas. Currently, I am using the default handlers, and have discovered it will only transfer the text displayed. I would like to also transfer the ToolTip and possibly other data fields(from an extended JTextArea I would create). The biggest problem I have found is that I can not find a way to allow the drop component to have access to the source component .. is this possible? I have spent the past couple weeks trying several things and attempting to create custom classes and handlers and such, but I can't get past this one hang-up. What I ultimately would like to do is have the source component swap with the drop component.
Any help that can be offered is grealy appreciated. Thank you in advance.
--Darghan

For any that may be interested, I have found a solution .. or more .. a workaround.
It's so simple i'm mad i didn't think of it earlier.
I made the transferhandler an inner class to my main driver and then stored the textareas within the outer class .. which gave me access to these classes within the transferhandler.
WOO.. time for sleep.

Drag and drop problem from wizard inside another drop

I am using JDK 1.5.0_11 Swing.
I am facing a Drag and Drop problem which is described below:
A drag and drop operation invokes a wizard, from which another wizard is invoked. Within one of the panels of this 2nd wizard, I am trying to do a drag and drop from a JTextarea to a JTree node, but am NOT able to. I am not getting any exceptions. I have written a transfer handler for the JTree node to handle the text transfers from a JTextArea. When I try to do a drag and drop from a JTree node to another JTree node I'm getting the 'InvalidDNDOperation: drag and drop in progress' exception.
When the 2nd wizard is invoked directly, I am able to do the drag and drop from JTextArea to a JTree node and also from a JTree node to another JTree node.
I tried spawning a new thread for the 2nd wizard, but am still unable to initiate drag and drop.
Should I be spawning a new thread for the 1st wizard?
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Please post Swing questions in the Swing forum: http://forum.java.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=57

Drag and Drop in a JTextArea (JTextPane)

Hello everybody!
I�ve a litte problem. I�m writing an online HTML-Editor as an Applet.
Everything works fine, only drag&drop isn�t implemented yet.
I�m using a JTextArea and a HTMLEditorKit in a SplitPane.
Now i want to add drag&drop to each Pane. I need it urgent in the HTMLEdtiorKit , because it should be possible to drag and drop pics and text in the same pane.
How can I add these feature ?!
Maybe someone could write me a little example for a jTextArea oder a HTMLEditorKit ?!
I�m actually using JDK.1.3.1, is there a big difference between 1.3.1 and 1.4 ?!
Thanks,
Ren�

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nicolas

How to drag and drop a file with its Systemfile icon to a Jtext area

I want to drag and drop a file to a JText area with its system file icon , but the problem is I cant show the file icon.
Anyone knows this.
this is my code.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTarget;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDragEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDropEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener;
import java.io.File;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;
public class FileDrag extends JFrame implements DropTargetListener {
DropTarget dt;
File file;
JTextArea ta;
JLabel lbl;
Graphics g;
ImageIcon tmpIcon;
public FileDrag() {
super("Drop Test");
setSize(300, 300);
getContentPane().add(
new JLabel("Drop a list from your file chooser here:"),
BorderLayout.NORTH);
ta = new JTextArea();
ta.setBackground(Color.white);
getContentPane().add(ta);
dt = new DropTarget(ta, this);
setVisible(true);
public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drag Enter");
public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent dte) {
System.out.println("Source: " + dte.getSource());
System.out.println("Drag Exit");
public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drag Over");
public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drop Action Changed");
public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent dtde) {
FileSystemView view = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView();
JLabel testb;
Icon icon = null;
Toolkit tk;
Dimension dim;
BufferedImage buff = null;
try {
Transferable tr = dtde.getTransferable();
DataFlavor[] flavors = tr.getTransferDataFlavors();
for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++) {
System.out.println("Possible flavor: " + flavors.getMimeType());
if (flavors[i].isFlavorJavaFileListType()) {
dtde.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY);
ta.setText("Successful file list drop.\n\n");
java.util.List list = (java.util.List) tr.getTransferData(flavors[i]);
for (int j = 0; j < list.size(); j++) {
System.out.println(list.get(j));
file = (File) list.get(j);
icon = view.getSystemIcon(file);
ta.append(list.get(j) + "\n");
ta.append("\n");
tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
dim = tk.getBestCursorSize(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight());
buff = new BufferedImage(dim.width, dim.height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
icon.paintIcon(ta, buff.getGraphics(), 10, 10);
repaint();
dtde.dropComplete(true);
return;
System.out.println("Drop failed: " + dtde);
dtde.rejectDrop();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
dtde.rejectDrop();
public static void main(String args[]) {
new FileDrag();

I want to drag and drop a file to a JText area with its system file icon , but the problem is I cant show the file icon.
Anyone knows this.
this is my code.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTarget;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDragEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDropEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener;
import java.io.File;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;
public class FileDrag extends JFrame implements DropTargetListener {
DropTarget dt;
File file;
JTextArea ta;
JLabel lbl;
Graphics g;
ImageIcon tmpIcon;
public FileDrag() {
super("Drop Test");
setSize(300, 300);
getContentPane().add(
new JLabel("Drop a list from your file chooser here:"),
BorderLayout.NORTH);
ta = new JTextArea();
ta.setBackground(Color.white);
getContentPane().add(ta);
dt = new DropTarget(ta, this);
setVisible(true);
public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drag Enter");
public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent dte) {
System.out.println("Source: " + dte.getSource());
System.out.println("Drag Exit");
public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drag Over");
public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drop Action Changed");
public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent dtde) {
FileSystemView view = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView();
JLabel testb;
Icon icon = null;
Toolkit tk;
Dimension dim;
BufferedImage buff = null;
try {
Transferable tr = dtde.getTransferable();
DataFlavor[] flavors = tr.getTransferDataFlavors();
for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++) {
System.out.println("Possible flavor: " + flavors.getMimeType());
if (flavors[i].isFlavorJavaFileListType()) {
dtde.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY);
ta.setText("Successful file list drop.\n\n");
java.util.List list = (java.util.List) tr.getTransferData(flavors[i]);
for (int j = 0; j < list.size(); j++) {
System.out.println(list.get(j));
file = (File) list.get(j);
icon = view.getSystemIcon(file);
ta.append(list.get(j) + "\n");
ta.append("\n");
tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
dim = tk.getBestCursorSize(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight());
buff = new BufferedImage(dim.width, dim.height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
icon.paintIcon(ta, buff.getGraphics(), 10, 10);
repaint();
dtde.dropComplete(true);
return;
System.out.println("Drop failed: " + dtde);
dtde.rejectDrop();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
dtde.rejectDrop();
public static void main(String args[]) {
new FileDrag();

Drag and drop to T/L, dragging vid with aud, no thumbnails, other errati

Here's my first post, from my first Mac, on this forum in this great Apple world...
I'm working through Diana Weynand's FCP6 training book and have the following oddities:
1-drag and drop from the Browser to the timeline does not work. I can drag from the Viewer to the T/L, just not from Browser. Also, double clicking in the Browser no longer loads the clip into the Viewer...which it did the first couple hours.
2-working in the Timeline, I drag a video clip, but it's corresponding audio clip stays behind. Is there a way to link them, or should I use a different tool than the Select arrow?
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Hello,
I am also trying to do drag and drop into a JTextArea, as well as selecting and dragging text around in the JTextArea.
Would you please be kind enough to show me some source code that does this, or at least point me in the direction of some useful links that might help me?
My email is [email protected]
Thanks in advance!
Andrea

Drag and drop ????

hi all.
i have a quick question about drag and drop.
is it possible to drag a text file on the windows desktop into a jtextarea of an application, and display the file.??
thanks for your time.
Paul

Yes, I would say it is. You need to add the correct listeners to the Panel that contains the text area, and when the right sort of file comes in, you open it, put the data into a StringBuffer and add that to the text pane. Here's a code snippet:
import java.awt.dnd.*;
import java.awt.datatransfer.*;
public class MyPanel extends JPanel implements DropTargetListener
/** drop action has been changed by drop target */
    public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent dtde)
        // must implement
    /** dragdrop entered this panel */
    public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent dtde)
        // must implement
    /** dragdrop exited this panel */
    public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent dte)
        // must implement
    /** dragdrop dragging over this panel */
    public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent dtde)
        // must implement
    /** dragdrop dropped on this panel */
    public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent dtde)
        Transferable t=dtde.getTransferable();
        try
            DataFlavor[] dataFlavors=t.getTransferDataFlavors();
            dtde.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY);
            System.out.println(dataFlavors.length);
            for(int i=0;i<dataFlavors.length;i++)
                System.out.println(dataFlavors.getRepresentationClass().toString());
if(dataFlavors[i].getRepresentationClass().equals(Class.forName("java.util.List")))
java.util.List list=(java.util.List)t.getTransferData(dataFlavors[i]);
for(int j=0;j<list.size();j++)
if(m_frame.doLoad(list.get(i).toString()))
dtde.dropComplete(true);
return;
break;
dtde.dropComplete(true);
catch(Exception e)
Messages.javaException(e);
The line with 'm_frame.doLoad()' is where I've detected a suitable, file, and go off to open it

Drag and Drop text in JEditor.

Hi all . please provide me the code to drag and drop xml records from JEditor pane to JTextArea.
Thank you.

Unfortunalty VoodooUtils does not yet support XML, so you will have to grow your own. Come back when you've looked at the DND tutorials and made an attempt to write your own.

I want to drag and drop a file to a JText area with its file icon

I want to drag and drop a file to a JText area with its file icon , but the problem is I cant show the file icon.
Anyone knows this.
this is my code.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTarget;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDragEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetDropEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener;
import java.io.File;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;
public class FileDrag extends JFrame implements DropTargetListener {
DropTarget dt;
File file;
JTextArea ta;
JLabel lbl;
Graphics g;
ImageIcon tmpIcon;
public FileDrag() {
super("Drop Test");
setSize(300, 300);
getContentPane().add(
new JLabel("Drop a list from your file chooser here:"),
BorderLayout.NORTH);
ta = new JTextArea();
ta.setBackground(Color.white);
getContentPane().add(ta);
dt = new DropTarget(ta, this);
setVisible(true);
public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drag Enter");
public void dragExit(DropTargetEvent dte) {
System.out.println("Source: " + dte.getSource());
System.out.println("Drag Exit");
public void dragOver(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drag Over");
public void dropActionChanged(DropTargetDragEvent dtde) {
System.out.println("Drop Action Changed");
public void drop(DropTargetDropEvent dtde) {
FileSystemView view = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView();
JLabel testb;
Icon icon = null;
Toolkit tk;
Dimension dim;
BufferedImage buff = null;
try {
Transferable tr = dtde.getTransferable();
DataFlavor[] flavors = tr.getTransferDataFlavors();
for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++) {
System.out.println("Possible flavor: " + flavors.getMimeType());
if (flavors.isFlavorJavaFileListType()) {
dtde.acceptDrop(DnDConstants.ACTION_COPY);
ta.setText("Successful file list drop.\n\n");
java.util.List list = (java.util.List) tr.getTransferData(flavors);
for (int j = 0; j < list.size(); j++) {
System.out.println(list.get(j));
file = (File) list.get(j);
icon = view.getSystemIcon(file);
ta.append(list.get(j) + "\n");
ta.append("\n");
tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
dim = tk.getBestCursorSize(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight());
buff = new BufferedImage(dim.width, dim.height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
icon.paintIcon(ta, buff.getGraphics(), 10, 10);
repaint();
dtde.dropComplete(true);
return;
System.out.println("Drop failed: " + dtde);
dtde.rejectDrop();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
dtde.rejectDrop();
public static void main(String args[]) {
new FileDrag();
}

This appears to be a long-standing bug:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634720
and the accepted workaround is stated in comment 11.
Oddly, it's possible to do the reverse, i.e. drag multiple eml files from Explorer to a TB folder.

I want to Sync my iPhone 4 to iTunes however I get an error message from iTunes each time I connect the phone to the PC saying that I should restore to factory settings. Frustrating because it's already annoying enough that I can't drag and drop mp3's!!!

I have never been so frustrated before in my life with any phone. I find it obnoxious as it is that I cannot simply drag and drop files (especially MP3's) straight from my PC directly into my phone, which I have been used to doing up until now. Everyone who convinced me to get the iPhone has instructed me that my frustration can be fixed by downloading iTunes and syncing it all up via that program (which I have never used before). So, I downloaded the program successfully, however when I connect the iPhone 4 to the PC and iTunes is open, I get an error message that 'iTunes cannot read the content of the iPhone "iPhone" and that I should go to the Preferences tab of the iPhone and select 'restore' to restore this phone to factory settings. First of all, I don't understand why I need to do that. I have already downloaded apps and other important things in the 2 days that I have the phone. I am also scared that it will erase my contacts. This is such a headache. Music is very imporatant to me, but I am getting so frustrated that I don't have freedom over the phone which I thought was supposed to be one of the best out there. I would really appreciate help in this matter. I am sure the phone is great but I am on the verge of taking it back and getting something else.

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If you resintall iTunes, it should fix the issue. The following document will go over how to remove iTunes fully and then reinstall. Depending on what version of Windows you're running you'll either follow the directions here:
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
or here:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
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When I drag and drop an icon from the address bar to the desktop is does creat the shortcut but will not display the website icon, only the firefox icon, how can I display website icons?

When I drag and drop a website icon from the Forefox address bar to the desk top, the short cut is created but the icon that appears is the firefox Icon. I want to disply the icon from the website that the short cut refers to. I have checked all I can think of in my computer to no avail.

You have to assign the favicon yourself to the desktop shortcut (right-click the shortcut: Properties) after you have dragged the link to the desktop.
You can usually find the favicon in Tools >Page Info > Media and save the icon there.
Otherwise use the main domain of the website and add favicon.ico (e.g. mozilla.com/favicon.ico ) to display the favicon in a tab and save that image to a folder.

Is there any way of dragging and dropping an iCal event showing in week view across to a date in the left sidebar monthly calendar?

Hi, Im not a frequent forum poster, as most of my questions can be found already answered on them!
This is a question Ive had for a long time and it amazes me that no-one else seems to ask it. I check at each OS upgrade but its never there...
Is there any way of dragging and dropping an iCal event showing in week view across to a date in the left sidebar monthly calendar?
I was able to do this years ago in MS Outlook, and utilized it all the time when I needed to push things back, now I have to open the event and select an new date in the drop-down calendar for each & every event I want to move to a new month at the end of the month.
If its definitely not possible, how to you ask apple to consider including it - it doesnt seem like a particularly difficult task.
Thankyou
Andrew.

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Is there any way of dragging and dropping an iCal event showing in week view across to a date in the left sidebar monthly calendar?
No, but you can use cut/paste. Cut (⌘X) the event, then click on the week where you want to move the event, and Paste (⌘V).
If you have a suggestion for Apple to change that method use: Apple - Mac OS X - Feedback.

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Hello,
I am trying to implent a drag and drop from a table to an icon representing a trash.
The drop handler fails in converting the selected rows to a list:
com.sun.el.MethodExpressionImpl@87d9c00d javax.el.ELException: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.List
Could you help me to understand why? Below are the details.
This is the af:table:
<af:table var="row" rowBandingInterval="0" id="t1"
value="#{bindings.MyView1.collectionModel}"
rowSelection="multiple"
columnStretching="last"
horizontalGridVisible="false"
verticalGridVisible="false" fetchSize="-1"
autoHeightRows="6" width="190"
disableColumnReordering="true">
<af:column sortable="true" headerText="Entry" id="c1"
align="start">
<af:outputText value="#{row.Description}" id="ot1"/>
</af:column>
<af:dragSource actions="MOVE" defaultAction="MOVE"
discriminant="delete"/>
</af:table>
This is the drop area:
<af:image source="Images/empty_trash_32.png" id="i2">
<af:dropTarget dropListener="#{backingBeanScope.DropHandlerBean.dropHandler}"
actions="MOVE">
<af:dataFlavor flavorClass="org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.RowKeySet"
discriminant="delete"/>
</af:dropTarget>
</af:image>
This is the failing listener listener (the failing point is bold):
public DnDAction dropHandler(DropEvent dropEvent) {
DnDAction dnda = DnDAction.NONE;
if (dropEvent.getProposedAction() == DnDAction.MOVE) { // delete
RichTable table = (RichTable)dropEvent.getDragComponent();
//determine the rows that are dragged over
Transferable t = dropEvent.getTransferable();
//when looking for data, use the same discriminator as defined
//on the drag source
DataFlavor<RowKeySet> df =
DataFlavor.getDataFlavor(RowKeySet.class, "delete");
RowKeySet rks = t.getData(df);
if (rks == null) {
return DnDAction.NONE;
Iterator iter = rks.iterator();
while (iter.hasNext()) {
//get next selected row key
System.out.println(rks.toArray().length); // the number of selected rows is ok
List key = (List)iter.next(); // here gives: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.List
//make row current so we can access it
table.setRowKey(key);
//the table model represents its row by the ADF binding class,
//which is JUCtrlHierNodeBinding
JUCtrlHierNodeBinding rowBinding =
(JUCtrlHierNodeBinding)table.getRowData();
Row row = (Row)rowBinding.getRow();
//delete row;
row.remove();
//activate animation
dnda = DnDAction.MOVE;
return dnda;
thanks.

I did try, I obtained this:
java.lang.NullPointerException
Why NullPointerException?
I don't know if this helps, but consider that the collection model comes from a ViewObject built on three EOs with many fields, although the table only shows one column.
This is the Iterator in my pageDef:
<table IterBinding="MyView1Iterator" id="MyView1">
<AttrNames>
<Item Value="Cod1"/>
<Item Value="Cod2"/>
<Item Value="Cod3"/>
<Item Value="Cod4"/>
<Item Value="Description"/>
<Item Value="Cod5"/>
</AttrNames>
</table>
Any idea?
I will see the Key content with the debugger.

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Hi, i did my first back up today using time machine it all went onto my external hard drive fine. Now i cant drag and drop anyhting. I assume ive cahnged some settings in time machine but cant figure it out what to do can some one help ?
thanks

Brandbasher wrote:
Thanks Pondini but i have closed time machine, removed external hard drive.
Did you eject it first?
Now i cant drag and drop anything on my desk top, or mail or any other application. Ive tried moving folders, documents none of it works. Even moving around documents within a folder, it wont let me chnage the position of files.
That shouldn't be related to Time Machine (especially if the backups aren't mounted).
What happens when you try those things? Do you get any messages? Anything you can post a screenshot of?
Have you tried a Restart?
Does it happen in another user account? (If you don't have one, create one via System Prefs > Users & Groups.)

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