Mouse Cursor over Hyperlink

Question

How can i change the mouse cursor when the user is floating over a hyperlink, i am currently using a Hyperlink listener:
new HyperlinkListener() {
                    public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent e)
                         if (e.getEventType() == HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED)
                              getThePage(e.getURL().toString());
               }

Answer 1

Here is a small example demonstrating how to change the cursor in a TextArea:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
public class TxtDemo extends Frame implements ActionListener {
    TextField textField;
    TextArea textArea;
    String newline;
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Frame F=new TxtDemo("Test Window");
        F.pack();
        F.setVisible(true);
        F.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
               System.exit(0);
    TxtDemo(String title) {
        super(title);
        textField = new TextField(20);
        textArea = new TextArea(5, 20);
        textArea.setEditable(false);
        textArea.setCursor (Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR));  // see here
        GridBagLayout gridBag = new GridBagLayout();
        setLayout(gridBag);
        GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
        c.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
        gridBag.setConstraints(textField, c);
        add(textField);
        c.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
        c.weightx = 1.0;
        c.weighty = 1.0;
        gridBag.setConstraints(textArea, c);
        add(textArea);
        textField.addActionListener(this);
        newline = System.getProperty("line.separator");
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
        String text = textField.getText();
        textArea.append(text + newline);
        textField.selectAll();
}Hope this helps..
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