Uses of Class javax.swing.text.StyleContext (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-06-25

## Uses of Class
javax.swing.text.StyleContext

- Packages that use StyleContext
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

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

    Methods in javax.swing.text that return StyleContext
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static StyleContext` | StyleContext.`getDefaultStyleContext()` Returns default AttributeContext shared by all documents that don't bother to define/supply their own context.

    Constructors in javax.swing.text with parameters of type StyleContext
    Constructor and Description
    `DefaultStyledDocument(AbstractDocument.Content c, StyleContext styles)` Constructs a styled document.
    `DefaultStyledDocument(StyleContext styles)` Constructs a styled document with the default content storage implementation and a shared set of styles.

  - ### Uses of StyleContext in javax.swing.text.html

    Subclasses of StyleContext in javax.swing.text.html
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `StyleSheet` Support for defining the visual characteristics of HTML views being rendered.

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