StyledEditorKit.ForegroundAction (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.swing.text.StyledEditorKit.ForegroundAction class
Date: 2026-03-29

javax.swing.text

## Class StyledEditorKit.ForegroundAction

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.AbstractAction
  - - javax.swing.text.TextAction
    - - javax.swing.text.StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction
      - - javax.swing.text.StyledEditorKit.ForegroundAction

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ActionListener, Serializable, Cloneable, EventListener, Action
  Enclosing class:
    StyledEditorKit

      public static class StyledEditorKit.ForegroundAction
      extends StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction

  An action to set foreground color. This sets the `StyleConstants.Foreground` attribute for the currently selected range of the target JEditorPane. This is done by calling `StyledDocument.setCharacterAttributes` on the styled document associated with the target JEditorPane.

  If the target text component is specified as the source of the ActionEvent and there is a command string, the command string will be interpreted as the foreground color. It will be interpreted by called `Color.decode`, and should therefore be legal input for that method.

  Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

      `changeSupport, enabled`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.Action

      `ACCELERATOR_KEY, ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, DEFAULT, DISPLAYED_MNEMONIC_INDEX_KEY, LARGE_ICON_KEY, LONG_DESCRIPTION, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SELECTED_KEY, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, SMALL_ICON`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ForegroundAction(String nm, Color fg)` Creates a new ForegroundAction.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)` Sets the foreground color.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction

      `getEditor, getStyledDocument, getStyledEditorKit, setCharacterAttributes, setParagraphAttributes`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.TextAction

      `augmentList, getFocusedComponent, getTextComponent`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractAction

      `addPropertyChangeListener, clone, firePropertyChange, getKeys, getPropertyChangeListeners, getValue, isEnabled, putValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setEnabled`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ForegroundAction

          public ForegroundAction(String nm,
                                  Color fg)

      Creates a new ForegroundAction.
      Parameters:
        `nm` - the action name
        `fg` - the foreground color

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### actionPerformed

          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

      Sets the foreground color.
      Parameters:
        `e` - the action event

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