How to Align test in Text Area?

Someone please show me how to align text in text Areas...

You can't (not without rewriting major portions of JTextArea)
Here's a link which may help (use JTextPane instead)
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=57&thread=342068
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Programming_Languages/Java/Q_20258546.html

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Can anyone please let me know how can I achieve this.
Any help can be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
SivaV

Hi sivavuyyuru,
I cannot find a easy way to make this.
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