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  1. 01-21-2011, 01:42 AM #1
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    Hello everyone. I am trying to create a JLabel with multiple lines. I have tried using \n and I have tried the html tags as well, but neither worked. I think it may be because I am using: (where label is the JLabel)
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    label.setText(label.getText()+"<html><br>TEXT HERE</html>");
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    label.setText(label.getText()+"\n");
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    The whole text should probably be html for it to work. e.g.,


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          String text = "<html>Hello<br>World</html>";
      JLabel label = new JLabel(text);
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    Java Code: 
    label.setText(label.getText()+"<html><br>TEXT HERE</html>");
    You put the html in the wrong spot. Try this:
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    label.setText("<html>"+label.getText()+"<br>TEXT HERE</html>");
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  4. 01-21-2011, 01:18 PM #4
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    Thanks for your responses. I put in
    Java Code: 
    label.setText(label.getText()+"<html>"+label.getText()+"<br></html>");
    and
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    label.setText("<html>"+label.getText()+"<br></html>");
    but it still doesn't work. I think it might be because I am trying to add more text as the program runs.
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