JEditorPane.getText() has the following syntax.
public String getText()
In the following code shows how to use JEditorPane.getText() method.
/*from w w w . j a v a2 s .co m*/ import java.io.IOException; import javax.swing.JEditorPane; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; 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("http://www.java2s.com"); editorPane.setEditable(false); String b = editorPane.getText(); 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); } }