Java tutorial
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; public class Main extends JFrame { private JTextArea t1 = new JTextArea("this is a test", 10, 15), t2; private JButton copy = new JButton("Copy >>>"); public Main() { Box b = Box.createHorizontalBox(); b.add(new JScrollPane(t1)); copy.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { t2.setText(t1.getSelectedText()); } }); b.add(copy); t2 = new JTextArea(10, 15); t2.setEditable(false); b.add(new JScrollPane(t2)); add(b); setSize(425, 200); setVisible(true); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); } public static void main(String args[]) { new Main(); } }