TransferHandler text "cut" action

Question

Hello,
I've searched about these forums a bit, and haven't found any threads with answers; hopefully this one will be more successful!
When installing a custom TransferHandler on a JTextComponent, the component's default behavior for Cut/Copy/Paste is overridden.
I'm doing something special with Cut/Paste, so that's fine... But I would like to retain the standard "cut" action. In the TransferHandler, I find this method, which shows an action of MOVE on cut actions... Is this what I should capture?
public void exportToClipboard(JComponent comp, Clipboard clip,
                   int action) throws IllegalStateException {
              super.exportToClipboard(comp, clip, action);
              if( action == MOVE ){
                   // cut the text here?
         }Is that where I should tap into the handler to remove the text? If so, what's the cleanest way to remove selected text from a JTextPane?
Cheers.
Alex

Answer 1

-> When installing a custom TransferHandler on a JTextComponent, the component's default behavior for Cut/Copy/Paste is overridden.
Do you write the TransferHandler from scratch or do you extend some other class. If so which class do you extend?
-> I'm doing something special with Cut/Paste, so that's fine...
ok
-> But I would like to retain the standard "cut" action.
but you just said you are doing something special with "cut"
Maybe if you gave us your requirement we can suggest whether you are approaching the problem correctly. Is this strictly a "drag and drop" question. Or is this also a "cut" feature that is required when you use the Ctrl+X.