Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextPane; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JTextPane jTextPane = new JTextPane(); JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); JButton btnGetSelectedText = new JButton("Get selected text"); btnGetSelectedText.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { System.out.println(jTextPane.getSelectedText()); } }); frame.getContentPane().add(jTextPane, BorderLayout.NORTH); frame.getContentPane().add(btnGetSelectedText, BorderLayout.SOUTH); } }