Java tutorial
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.SwingUtilities; public class Main extends JFrame implements ActionListener { JTextArea f = new JTextArea("A medium sized text"); public Main() { setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel all = new JPanel(); JButton button = new JButton("Expand"); button.addActionListener(this); all.add(button); all.add(f); getContentPane().add(all); } @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { f.setText(f.getText() + "\n" + f.getText()); setSize(getPreferredSize()); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main lst = new Main(); lst.setVisible(true); lst.pack(); } }