Text Editor Application

A simple Java-based Text Editor that allows users to open, edit, and save text files with basic functionality like word wrapping.

Features

• File Operations:
  • Open text files and display content in the text editor.
  • Save current text to a file.
• Text Wrapping:
  • Enable or disable word wrapping within the editor.
• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • Ctrl+O to open a file using the file chooser dialog.

Components Used

• JFrame: Main application window.
• JMenuBar: Holds menus for File and Edit options.
• JMenu: Menu items for File and Edit.
• JMenuItem: Menu items for Open and Save operations.
• JCheckBoxMenuItem: Checkbox menu item for toggling word wrapping.
• JTextArea: Editable text area.
• JScrollPane: Scrollable container for the text area.

How to Run

1. Prerequisites:

   • Ensure you have Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8 or higher installed.

2. Compilation: Open a terminal/command prompt, navigate to the directory containing the source code, and run:

   javac TextEditor.java
   
   
   

Code Explanation

** Main Window:** The TextEditor class extends JFrame to create the main application window. ** Menus:** The JMenuBar contains two menus, File and Edit. ** File Menu:** Open: Opens a file and displays its content in the JTextArea. Save: Saves the content of the JTextArea to a file. Edit Menu: Wrap: Enables/disables word wrapping in the JTextArea. JTextArea: A scrollable text area is implemented using JScrollPane. Key Methods: actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae): Handles file open and save events using a JFileChooser. main(String[] args): Launches the application. Usage Open a File: Use the menu File -> Open (or press Ctrl+O) to open and display a text file. Save a File: Use the menu File -> Save to save the current text to a file. Enable/Disable Word Wrap: Use the menu Edit -> Wrap to toggle word wrapping. Future Enhancements Add features like cut, copy, paste, and find functionality. Improve error handling for file operations.

Author

Developed by Shubham Pandey (@heizshubham).

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