Java tutorial
import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.text.Highlighter; import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { JTextArea textComp = new JTextArea(); removeHighlights(textComp); } public static void removeHighlights(JTextComponent textComp) { Highlighter hilite = textComp.getHighlighter(); Highlighter.Highlight[] hilites = hilite.getHighlights(); for (int i = 0; i < hilites.length; i++) { hilite.removeHighlight(hilites[i]); } } }