Document variable

Just a quick and probably silly question, how do I set a document variable? I imagine it's is something like :

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Document myDoc = new Document("C:/folder/file");

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but that doesn't seem to work...
(I get an error saying javax.swing.text.Document is abstract, can not be instantiated)

cheers!

Would File work?

Plus, remember that "/" is the escape character. For a literal forward slash, use "//".

Document is abstract as the error suggests. Go to the document API and find a concrete implementation( I think DefaultStyledDocument) is one type.

No, apparently I need a document

Good luck instantiating an interface. If we are thinking of the same thing, a document is an interface. You can't create an instance of it, instead you create an instance of a class that implements the document interface. Google java 6 document.

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Originally Posted by Iron Lion

Would File work?

Plus, remember that "/" is the escape character. For a literal forward slash, use "//".

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Nope, it's the backslash that's the escape character; also Document is an interface, you can't instantiate it. You have to find a non-abstract class that implements the interface (the API documentation will help you) and instantiate that.

kind regards,

Jos

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how do I set a document variable?

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Without adequate background information, nobody is going to be able to answer that. What exactly are you aiming to do? (note, 'what', not 'how')

db

forget it, I found an alternative way of doing what I wanted

Alright, what were you trying to do exacty? If you are done please mark your thread solved with the thread tools at the top.

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Originally Posted by captain alge

forget it, I found an alternative way of doing what I wanted

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Good show! I'm sure many here will remember that and quickly forget about any future questions you might have.

db

I was trying to set the content of a text area to be the contents of a file

used:

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FileReader input = new FileReader(new File(locationoffile));
myTextArea.read(input, evt);

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instead

@Darryl.Burke not sure what your problem is

You seemed like you came here, ignored advice and then just said nevermind.

You weren't actually looking for a document.

The advice wasn't particularly helpful, you think I hadn't already checked the API?

I didn't realise I didn't require a document, otherwise I wouldn't have posted

Your original question was overly vague and that's why we weren't able to provide you with a solid answer.

yes I realize that now, and I apologize for that.
But at the time I thought it was a perfectly reasonable statement, I just assumed a Document was a form of File, but obviously I was wrong...

When you post in the forums in the future please try to be as clear as possible, people jere are very literal.