Re: [ jEdit-users ] Macro-Madness...probably a n00by problem

[mike d. <md...@je...>]

begin Phillip Richdale quotation:
> Sourced file: module-edit.bsh : Error in method invocation: No args
> static method selectAll() not found in
> class'org.gjt.sp.jedit.textarea.JEditTextArea' : at Line: 17 : in
> file: module-edit.bsh : JEditTextArea .selectAll ( )

selectAll() is an object method, not a class (static) method. Thus, you
can't call it with ClassName.method(); you need to have an instance of
the class first. Fortunately, all macros are provided with an instance
variable called "textArea" that points to the current text area while
the macro is being executed. So, all you have to do is change
"JEditTextArea.selectAll()" to "textArea.selectAll()" to fix that error.

Since it doesn't seem like you know the difference between members of an
class instance (non-static fields and methods) and members of that
instance's class (static fields and methods), I suggest you find and
read a basic Java tutorial before confusing yourself too much more with
the particular issues involved in working with jEdit's APIs.

-md