Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.event.CaretEvent; import javax.swing.event.CaretListener; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Caret Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(); JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textArea); frame.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER); CaretListener listener = new CaretListener() { public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent caretEvent) { System.out.println("dot:" + caretEvent.getDot()); System.out.println("mark" + caretEvent.getMark()); } }; textArea.addCaretListener(listener); frame.setSize(250, 150); frame.setVisible(true); } }