Java tutorial
import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.text.*; import java.util.Hashtable; import java.awt.event.*; import java.awt.BorderLayout; public class KeymapExample { public static void main(String[] args) { JTextArea area = new JTextArea(6, 32); Keymap parent = area.getKeymap(); Keymap newmap = JTextComponent.addKeymap("KeymapExampleMap", parent); KeyStroke u = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_U, InputEvent.CTRL_MASK); Action actionU = new UpWord(); newmap.addActionForKeyStroke(u, actionU); Action actionList[] = area.getActions(); Hashtable lookup = new Hashtable(); for (int j = 0; j < actionList.length; j += 1) lookup.put(actionList[j].getValue(Action.NAME), actionList[j]); KeyStroke L = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_L, InputEvent.CTRL_MASK); Action actionL = (Action) lookup.get(DefaultEditorKit.selectLineAction); newmap.addActionForKeyStroke(L, actionL); KeyStroke W = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_W, InputEvent.CTRL_MASK); Action actionW = (Action) lookup.get(DefaultEditorKit.selectWordAction); newmap.addActionForKeyStroke(W, actionW); area.setKeymap(newmap); JFrame f = new JFrame("KeymapExample"); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(area), BorderLayout.CENTER); area.setText("www.\n java2s \n .com."); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } public static class UpWord extends TextAction { public UpWord() { super("uppercase-word-action"); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { JTextComponent comp = getTextComponent(e); if (comp == null) return; Document doc = comp.getDocument(); int start = comp.getSelectionStart(); int end = comp.getSelectionEnd(); try { int left = javax.swing.text.Utilities.getWordStart(comp, start); int right = javax.swing.text.Utilities.getWordEnd(comp, end); String word = doc.getText(left, right - left); doc.remove(left, right - left); doc.insertString(left, word.toUpperCase(), null); comp.setSelectionStart(start); // restore previous position/selection comp.setSelectionEnd(end); } catch (BadLocationException ble) { return; } } } }