What event should i use to make code execute whenever I type a letter?

Question

This is what I'm trying and it makes an empty file, so I know that the code is executed at least once, but since the file is always empty, I don't think that I'm using the right method to get text out of the text pane.
private void jTextPane1PropertyChange(java.awt.event.InputMethodEvent evt)
String words;
FileOutputStream out;
PrintStream p;
try
words = new String(jTextPane1.getText());
out = new FileOutputStream("myfile.txt");
p = new PrintStream( out );
p.println (words);
p.close();
catch (Exception e)
System.err.println ("Error writing to file");
Edited by: hansbig on Jan 13, 2008 12:41 PM

Answer 1

PrintStream doesn't like the FileWriter, it's all squiggly. Oh, and I found the right event so that it updates every time i type a letter. So, what is this you say about making a FileOutputStream an attribute? I don't know what that means. I'm also not sure what you mean by listener, is that the PrintStream?
private void jTextPane1KeyTyped(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {
FileWriter out;
PrintStream p;
try
out = new FileWriter("myfile.txt");
p = new PrintStream(out);
p.println (jTextPane1.getText());
p.close();
catch (Exception e)
System.err.println ("Error writing to file");}
}