Uses of Interface javax.swing.text.Highlighter (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: use: module: java.desktop, package: javax.swing.text, interface: Highlighter

# Uses of Interface
javax.swing.text.Highlighter

Packages that use Highlighter
Package
Description
javax.swing.plaf.basic
Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
javax.swing.text
Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.

- ## Uses of Highlighter in javax.swing.plaf.basic

  Classes in javax.swing.plaf.basic that implement Highlighter
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `static class`
  `BasicTextUI.BasicHighlighter`
  Default implementation of the interface `Highlighter`.
  Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic that return Highlighter
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected Highlighter`
  BasicTextUI.`createHighlighter()`
  Creates the object to use for adding highlights.

- ## Uses of Highlighter in javax.swing.text

  Classes in javax.swing.text that implement Highlighter
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `DefaultHighlighter`
  Implements the Highlighter interfaces.
  `class`
  `LayeredHighlighter`
  Implementation of `Highlighter` interface to mark up the background of leaf views with colored areas.
  Methods in javax.swing.text that return Highlighter
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Highlighter`
  JTextComponent.`getHighlighter()`
  Fetches the object responsible for making highlights.
  Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type Highlighter
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  JTextComponent.`setHighlighter(Highlighter h)`
  Sets the highlighter to be used.