JavaFX | HTMLEditor Class

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HTMLEditor class is a part of JavaFX. HTMLEditor allows the user to edit the existing HTML text and also apply styling to the text. The underlying data model is HTML but it is not visible to the user.

Constructor of the class:

HTMLEditor(): Creates a new object of HTMLEditor.

Commonly Used Methods:

Method	Explanation
getHtmlText()	Returns the HTML content of the editor.
print(PrinterJob j)	Prints the content of the editor using the given printer job.
setHtmlText(String h)	Sets the HTML text of the editor.

Below programs illustrate the use of HTMLEditor class:

Java program to create a HTMLEditor and add to the stage: In this program we will create a HTMLEditor named htmleditor. We will also create a TilePane named tilepane,and then add the htmleditor to the tilepane using the getChildren().add() function. We will create a scene and add tilepane to it. We will add the scene to the stage using the setScene() function and display the stage using the show() function to display the final results.

// Java program to create a html editor
// and add to the stage
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.web.HTMLEditor;
  
public class Editor_1 extends Application {
  
    // launch the application
    public void start(Stage stage)
    {
  
        // set title for the stage
        stage.setTitle("Creating HTMLEditor");
  
        // create a tile pane
        TilePane tilepane = new TilePane();
  
        // HTML editor
        HTMLEditor htmleditor = new HTMLEditor();
  
        // add html editor
        tilepane.getChildren().add(htmleditor);
  
        // create a scene
        Scene scene = new Scene(tilepane, 600, 500);
  
        // set the scene
        stage.setScene(scene);
  
        stage.show();
    }
  
    // Main Method
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
  
        // launch the application
        launch(args);
    }
}

Output:

Java program to create a HTMLEditor and set initial HTML text to it and add to the stage: In this program we will create a HTMLEditor named htmleditor. We will set the initial HTML text using setHtmlText() function. We will also create a TilePane named tilepane, we will add the htmleditor to the tilepane using the getChildren().add() function. We will create a scene and add tilepane to it. We will add the scene to the stage using the setScene() function and display the stage using the show() function to display the final results.

// Java program to create a html editor 
// and set initial HTML text to it and 
// add to the stage
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.web.HTMLEditor;
   
public class Editor_2 extends Application {
   
    // launch the application
    public void start(Stage stage)
    {
   
        // set title for the stage
        stage.setTitle("creating HTMLEditor");
   
        // HTML text
        String text = "<html><body><h1>Geeks</h1></body></html>";
   
        // create a tile pane
        TilePane tilepane = new TilePane();
   
        // HTML editor
        HTMLEditor htmleditor = new HTMLEditor();
   
        // set html text
        htmleditor.setHtmlText(text);
   
        // add html editor
        tilepane.getChildren().add(htmleditor);
   
        // create a scene
        Scene scene = new Scene(tilepane, 600, 500);
   
        // set the scene
        stage.setScene(scene);
   
        stage.show();
    }
   
    // Main Method
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
   
        // launch the application
        launch(args);
    }
}