How to show URLs as clickable in JEditorpane and allow them to opened in default browser?

Question

I have Java Desktop application that displays some information in a JTable that contains URL + text in the each cell. As I am facing difficulties to show and open URL in cell so I am planning to show the content of cell in JEditorpane. User can open the content of cell in JEditorpane where user can easily see and edit the content.

Again how can I make only the URL click-able and allow the user to open URL in a default browser in JEditorpane.

Please note:

JEditorpane pane will contain both text and URL so I need to make only URL click-able.
The JEditorpane is editable. User can edit the content.

bor better help sooner please post an http://sscce.org/ demonstate your issue — mKorbel, Jan 27 '12 at 09:43
possible duplicate of [How to show URL as a click-able URL in Table and allow them to open in default browser?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9029514/how-to-show-url-as-a-click-able-url-in-table-and-allow-them-to-open-in-default-b) — trashgod, Jan 27 '12 at 12:20

Andrew Thompson · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-02T18:48:16.610

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Implement an HyperlinkListener. E.G. in JavaDocs for JEditorPane.
Ensure the JEP is displaying HTML, has a content type of text/html, and is not editable.
On event, Desktop.browse(URI) to the URL.

edited Apr 02 '15 at 18:48

answered Jan 27 '12 at 09:45

Andrew Thompson

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Thanks for your help but I want this feature with editable JEP. Please help. – Ashish Pancholi Jan 27 '12 at 09:54

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 27 '12 at 10:13

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Andrew's answer is correct. The links in editable JEditorPane tip is available at Processing hyperlinks in editable JEditorPane with HTMLEditorKit.

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answered Jan 27 '12 at 10:04

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It's a lot better than my skills in 'insert any other language here'. ;) – Andrew Thompson Jan 27 '12 at 12:29

kleopatra · Answer 3 · 2012-01-27T13:02:15.250

You might consider to use a JXTable and JXHyperlink (both in the SwingX project) - they support hyperlinks in the renderer, complete with HyperlinkAction backed by Desktop (the class mentioned by @Andrew Thompson)

forgot to mention that the appropriate renderer is installed by default for class URI, a code snippet which triggers the appropriate DeskTop action out off the box by clicking into the cell containing a URI:

    // quick model which returns URI class
    DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(0, 1) {

        @Override
        public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column) {
            return false;
        }

        @Override
        public Class<?> getColumnClass(int columnIndex) {
            return URI.class;
        }

    };
    // fill with supported uri types 
    model.addRow(new Object[]{new URI("mailto:contributor@java.net")});
    model.addRow(new Object[] {new URI("http://swingx.java.net")});
    model.addRow(new Object[] {new URI("http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9031371/how-to-show-url-as-a-click-able-url-in-jeditorpane-and-allow-them-to-open-in-def")});
    model.addRow(new Object[] {new URI("http://dummy.org")});
    // use in JXTable
    JXTable table = new JXTable(model);
    // that's it :-)

Addendum

overlooked your requirement of url + text - in swingx default support, the whole cell is clickable, not only the string representation of the url

Marcus · Answer 4 · 2021-11-29T08:46:51.663

    javax.swing.JEditorPane jep = new javax.swing.JEditorPane();
    jep.setEditable(false);
    jep.setContentType("text/html");
    jep.addHyperlinkListener(new BrowserOpener());

    class BrowserOpener implements HyperlinkListener {    
        @Override
        public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent event) {
            if (event.getEventType() == HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED) {
                try {
                    Desktop.getDesktop().browse(event.getURL().toURI());
                } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException ex) {
                    // TODO 
                }
            }
        }
    }

How to show URLs as clickable in JEditorpane and allow them to opened in default browser?

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