SimpleBrowser.java

// Reading a file by opening a connection through a URL.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.swing.JEditorPane;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent;
import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkListener;

public class SimpleBrowser extends JFrame 
{
   private JTextField enter;   // JTextField to enter site name
   private JEditorPane area; // to display website

   // set up GUI
   public SimpleBrowser()
   {
      super("Simple Web Browser");

      // create enter and register its listener
      enter = new JTextField("Enter file URL here");
     enter.addActionListener(event -> getThePage(event.getActionCommand()));

      add(enter, BorderLayout.NORTH);

      area = new JEditorPane(); // create area
      area.setEditable(false);
      area.addHyperlinkListener(event -> {
               if (event.getEventType() == 
                    HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED)
                  getThePage(event.getURL().toString());
});

      add(new JScrollPane(area), BorderLayout.CENTER);
      setSize(400, 300); // set size of window
      setVisible(true); // show window
   }

   // load document
   private void getThePage(String location)
   {
      try // load document and display location 
      {
         area.setPage(location); // set the page
         enter.setText(location); // set the text
      } 
      catch (IOException ioException) 
      {
         JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,
            "Error retrieving specified URL", "Bad URL", 
            JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
      } 
   }

   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      SimpleBrowser application = new SimpleBrowser();
      application.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   } 

}