import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Insets;

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;

/**
 * This program simply demonstrates using a JTextArea in a JScrollPane.
 * @author David J. Eck
 */
public class TextAreaDemo extends JPanel {
    

    /**
     * A main routine allows this class to be run as an application.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame window = new JFrame("TextArea Demo");
        TextAreaDemo content = new TextAreaDemo();
        window.setContentPane(content);
        window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        window.setLocation(120,70);
        window.setSize(400,250);
        window.setVisible(true);
    }

    //---------------------------------------------------------------------

    public TextAreaDemo() {
        
        String text = "So, naturalists observe, a flea\n"
            + "Has smaller fleas that on him prey;\n"
            + "And these have smaller still to bite 'em;\n"
            + "And so proceed ad infinitum.\n\n"
            + "                              --Jonathan Swift";
        
        JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea();
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textArea);
        
        textArea.setText(text);
        textArea.setFont( new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, 24 ));
        textArea.setMargin( new Insets(7,7,7,7) );
        
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK, 2));
        add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        
    }

}