Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing.text

## Class DefaultEditorKit.CopyAction

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.AbstractAction
  - - javax.swing.text.TextAction
    - - javax.swing.text.DefaultEditorKit.CopyAction

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

      public static class DefaultEditorKit.CopyAction
      extends TextAction

  Copies the selected region and place its contents into the system clipboard.

  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`.

  See Also:
    `DefaultEditorKit.copyAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.getActions()`

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields declared in class javax.swing.AbstractAction

      `changeSupport, enabled`

    - ### Fields declared in 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 | Description
    --- | ---
    `CopyAction()` | Create this object with the appropriate identifier.

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `actionPerformed​(ActionEvent e)` | The operation to perform when this action is triggered.

    - ### Methods declared in class javax.swing.text.TextAction

      `augmentList, getFocusedComponent, getTextComponent`

    - ### Methods declared in class javax.swing.AbstractAction

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

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods declared in interface javax.swing.Action

      `accept`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CopyAction

          public CopyAction()

      Create this object with the appropriate identifier.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### actionPerformed

          public void actionPerformed​(ActionEvent e)

      The operation to perform when this action is triggered.
      Parameters:
        `e` - the action event