Selectable/Copyable JLabel Text

[Reinhard Engels]

I display information in a JLabel that I would like users to be able
to copy. They can't. From what I understand, that's just the way
JLabels work. Is there any other component that will make text look
just like a JLabel but be selectable/copyable? I know I can use a
non-editable JTextField/TextArea/TextPane but I don't want to use
something that looks like a form input field. I must be using the
wrong terms, because this seems like second grade java and
google/doorstops are giving me nothing.

Why do I want to do this? So users can copy the version info from my
"about" box into support emails.

Thanks in advance,

Reinhard

http://www.everydaysystems.com

[ak]

Post by Reinhard Engels
I display information in a JLabel that I would like users to be able
to copy. They can't. From what I understand, that's just the way
JLabels work. Is there any other component that will make text look
just like a JLabel but be selectable/copyable? I know I can use a
non-editable JTextField/TextArea/TextPane but I don't want to use
something that looks like a form input field

try to set border of non-editable JTextField to null or EmptyBorder

Post by Reinhard Engels
Why do I want to do this? So users can copy the version info from my
"about" box into support emails.

another possibility is to add dnd handler to your JLabel
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[Lee Weiner]

Post by Reinhard Engels
I display information in a JLabel that I would like users to be able
to copy. They can't. From what I understand, that's just the way
JLabels work. Is there any other component that will make text look
just like a JLabel but be selectable/copyable? I know I can use a
non-editable JTextField/TextArea/TextPane but I don't want to use
something that looks like a form input field. I must be using the
wrong terms, because this seems like second grade java and
google/doorstops are giving me nothing.
Why do I want to do this? So users can copy the version info from my
"about" box into support emails.

...

JTextField field = new JTextField( "Dummy Information");
field.setBorder( null );
field.setOpaque( false );
field.setEditable( false );

Looks like a JLabel to me.

Lee Weiner
lee AT leeweiner DOT org

[Reinhard Engels]

Thanks, Lee. That's perfect. Second grade java alright.

Post by Lee Weiner

Post by Reinhard Engels
I display information in a JLabel that I would like users to be able
to copy. They can't. From what I understand, that's just the way
JLabels work. Is there any other component that will make text look
just like a JLabel but be selectable/copyable? I know I can use a
non-editable JTextField/TextArea/TextPane but I don't want to use
something that looks like a form input field. I must be using the
wrong terms, because this seems like second grade java and
google/doorstops are giving me nothing.
Why do I want to do this? So users can copy the version info from my
"about" box into support emails.

JTextField field = new JTextField( "Dummy Information");
field.setBorder( null );
field.setOpaque( false );
field.setEditable( false );
Looks like a JLabel to me.
Lee Weiner
lee AT leeweiner DOT org

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[Nick H]

Post by Reinhard Engels
I display information in a JLabel that I would like users to be able
to copy.

You could also use a JLabel and provide a "Copy to Clipboard" button,
which will label.getText() and then I'm sure there's clipboard
functionality in Java...

...yup... Class java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard.