Java tutorial
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.event.CaretEvent; import javax.swing.event.CaretListener; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { final JTextField textField = new JTextField(15); JButton buttonCut = new JButton("Cut"); JButton buttonPaste = new JButton("Paste"); JButton buttonCopy = new JButton("Copy"); JFrame jfrm = new JFrame("Cut, Copy, and Paste"); jfrm.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); jfrm.setSize(230, 150); jfrm.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); buttonCut.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent le) { textField.cut(); } }); buttonPaste.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent le) { textField.paste(); } }); buttonCopy.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent le) { textField.copy(); } }); textField.addCaretListener(new CaretListener() { public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent ce) { System.out.println("All text: " + textField.getText()); if (textField.getSelectedText() != null) System.out.println("Selected text: " + textField.getSelectedText()); else System.out.println("Selected text: "); } }); jfrm.add(textField); jfrm.add(buttonCut); jfrm.add(buttonPaste); jfrm.add(buttonCopy); jfrm.setVisible(true); } }