How do I create a JTextArea?

This example shows you how to create a simple JTextArea component in Java Swing application. First you’ll create an instance of JTextAread and passes the number of rows and columns. Next to add a scroll ability you can wrap the component inside a JScrollPane.

package org.kodejava.swing;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class TextAreaDemo extends JPanel {
    public TextAreaDemo() {
        initializeUI();
    }

    public static void showFrame() {
        JPanel panel = new TextAreaDemo();
        panel.setOpaque(true);

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("JTextArea Demo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setContentPane(panel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(TextAreaDemo::showFrame);
    }

    private void initializeUI() {
        this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 200));

        // Creates a JTextArea with 5 rows and 40 columns. Then
        // wrap the JTextArea inside a JScrollPane for adding
        // scrolling abilities.
        JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(5, 50);
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textArea);

        this.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }
}

The result of our code snippet is:

Swing JTextArea Demo

How do I define a constant variable?

To define a constant in Java, use final modifier which combined with static modifier. The final modifier indicates that the value of this field cannot change.

If you change the value of the constant, you need to recompile the class to get the current value. Other feature in Java that provide similar functionality is enumeration (a list of named constants). You can simply create an enumeration by using the enum keyword.

package org.kodejava.example.fundamental;

public class ConstantDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int sunday = DayConstant.SUNDAY;
        System.out.println("Sunday = " + sunday);

        String dozen = MeasureConstant.DOZEN;
        System.out.println("Dozen  = " + dozen);
    }
}

class DayConstant {
    public final static int SUNDAY = 0;
    public final static int MONDAY = 1;
    public final static int TUESDAY = 2;
    public final static int WEDNESDAY = 3;
    public final static int THURSDAY = 4;
    public final static int FRIDAY = 5;
    public final static int SATURDAY = 6;
}

class MeasureConstant {
    final static String UNIT = "unit";
    final static String DOZEN = "dozen";
}

How do I calculate the length of hypotenuse?

Hypot is a mathematical function defined to calculate the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angle triangle. It was designed to avoid errors arising due to limited-precision calculations performed on computers.

From: Wikipedia

The Math.hypot(double x, double y) return the sqrt(x2+ y2) without intermediate overflow or underflow. The result will be same with this calculation Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x, 2) + Math.pow(y, 2)).

package org.kodejava.math;

public class HypotExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double number1 = 3.0d;
        double number2 = 5.0d;

        // calculate square root of total value of
        // number1 ^ 2 + number2 ^ 2
        double sqr = Math.hypot(number1, number2);

        System.out.println("Total value = " +
                (Math.pow(number1, 2) + Math.pow(number2, 2)));
        System.out.println("Square root = " + sqr);
    }
}

How do I calculate exponential function?

In mathematics, the exponential function is the function ex, where e is the number (approximately 2.718281828) such that the function ex equals its own derivative. The function f(x) = ex at the point x = 0 is equal to 1.

package org.kodejava.math;

public class ExponentExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double x = 0.0d;

        // calculates e raised to the power of x (e^x)
        double fx = Math.exp(x);

        // calculates e raised to the power of x minus 1 (e^x - 1)
        double fxm1 = Math.expm1(x);

        System.out.println("fx   = " + fx);
        System.out.println("fxm1 = " + fxm1);
    }
}

How do I get the exponent of exponential function?

The exponential function is f(x) = ex. The Math.getExponent() method is used to get the x value of the given parameter, in which the parameter is a result of exponential function calculation.

package org.kodejava.math;

public class GetExponent {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double fx = 1.0d;
        float fx1 = 1.0f;

        int x = Math.getExponent(fx);
        System.out.println("Exponent  = " + x);

        // argument in float
        int xf = Math.getExponent(fx1);
        System.out.println("Exponent1 = " + xf);
    }
}