Syntax Highlight in a JTextPane

Question

How can I create syntax highlight in a JTextPane?

Answer 1

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
import java.awt.Color;
public class MultiColouredText extends JFrame {
   public MultiColouredText() {
      StyledDocument doc = new DefaultStyledDocument();
      JTextPane pane = new JTextPane(doc);
      pane.setEditable(false);
      pane.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Verdana", 0 , 16));
      MutableAttributeSet mas = new SimpleAttributeSet();
         try {
            StyleConstants.setForeground(mas, Color.yellow);
            StyleConstants.setBackground(mas, Color.blue);
            doc.insertString(doc.getLength(), " Hello ", mas);
            StyleConstants.setForeground(mas, Color.red);
            StyleConstants.setBackground(mas, Color.lightGray);
            doc.insertString(doc.getLength(), " World ", mas);
         catch (Exception ignore) {}
      getContentPane().add(pane);
      setSize(150,56);
      setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      new MultiColouredText().show();
}