Homework assignment using Java/Swing

Question

I've got an assignment in a class about user interfaces and usability testing. I have to do something that I'm sure I can figure out how to do programatically, but I have no experience with swing so I have no idea what components to use to do the job. My background is in C# so I'm fumbling at times trying to find the right component to use in NetBeans.

Based on the description below, can anybody recommend what kind of text field will do the job? I was thinking jFormattedTextField (based on the name) but I can't seem to figure it out.

Thanks

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Submit a Java program that will run on the Linux installation in the general lab (EN-2036). Provide the following functionality:

• load the output of the last command (from a file) into a text viewing area that allows the user to browse the data
• bold all login names only (not the whole line)
• bold all occurrences of a user-specified login name
• bold all occurrences of a user-specified set of login names

Answer 1

Use JEditorPane or JTextpane, these allow you to add style to text inside them

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