Generate a clickable event from a text area

Question

I want to generate a clickable event from text area which contains a list of names of people. When we click on a certain name it must make a call to a method (which in turn is going to display the details of that person from a XML file).

Is this possible with text area? I have heard about JTextPane, but I need some other option.

*"need some other option"* Don't be vague. List the entire & complete requirement for this component. — Andrew Thompson, Jan 29 '13 at 07:20
JTree would be a better choice for displaying the contents of an XML file - IMHO — MadProgrammer, Jan 29 '13 at 07:49
@MadProgrammer Usually I would agree with you, but it seems this XML is used to wrap a list, so I'm leaning toward `JList`. — Andrew Thompson, Jan 29 '13 at 09:34
@AndrewThompson With out seeing the actually data, either would be suitable, but I agree, JList is an option — MadProgrammer, Jan 29 '13 at 09:38
Hopefully this [discussion](http://stackoverflow.com/a/10463120/1057230) is what, you talking about... — nIcE cOw, Jan 29 '13 at 13:04

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 29 '13 at 06:58

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Yes it's possible. Use viewToModel() method to get offset for the clicked point. Then use Utilities to getWordStart/getWordEnd methods to get the clicked name. Then just pass the name into desired function.

answered Jan 29 '13 at 06:58

StanislavL

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