JFrame frame = new JFrame("Text Entry Box");
final JTextArea area = new JTextArea();
area.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 18));
area.setText("Howdy!\n");
final JTextField field = new JTextField();
Container content = frame.getContentPane();
content.add(new JScrollPane(area), BorderLayout.CENTER);
content.add(field, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
field.requestFocus();
field.addActionListener(new ActionListener( ) {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
area.append(field.getText( ) + '\n");
field.setText("");
}
});
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
frame.setSize(200, 300);
frame.setVisible(true);
