JEditorPane(URL initialPage) constructor from JEditorPane has the following syntax.
public JEditorPane(URL initialPage) throws IOException
In the following code shows how to use JEditorPane.JEditorPane(URL initialPage) constructor.
/* w w w .j a va 2s . com*/ import java.io.IOException; import java.net.URL; import javax.swing.JEditorPane; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent; import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkListener; import javax.swing.text.Document; public class Main { public static void main(final String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("EditorPane Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); try { JEditorPane editorPane = new JEditorPane(new URL("http://www.java2s.com")); editorPane.setEditable(false); HyperlinkListener hyperlinkListener = new ActivatedHyperlinkListener( editorPane); editorPane.addHyperlinkListener(hyperlinkListener); JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(editorPane); frame.add(scrollPane); } catch (IOException e) { System.err.println("Unable to load: " + e); } frame.setSize(640, 480); frame.setVisible(true); } } class ActivatedHyperlinkListener implements HyperlinkListener { JEditorPane editorPane; public ActivatedHyperlinkListener(JEditorPane editorPane) { this.editorPane = editorPane; } public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent hyperlinkEvent) { HyperlinkEvent.EventType type = hyperlinkEvent.getEventType(); final URL url = hyperlinkEvent.getURL(); if (type == HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ENTERED) { System.out.println("URL: " + url); } else if (type == HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED) { System.out.println("Activated"); Document doc = editorPane.getDocument(); try { editorPane.setPage(url); } catch (IOException ioException) { System.out.println("Error following link"); editorPane.setDocument(doc); } } } }