class Notepad { //for using undo & redo UndoManager undo = new UndoManager(); UndoAction undoAction = new UndoAction(this); RedoAction redoAction = new RedoAction(this); Notepad(){ /** *adding undO, redO & *adding a small image icon to the menu item */ ediT.add(undoAction); ediT.add(redoAction); textArea.getDocument().addUndoableEditListener(new UndoableEditListener(){ public void undoableEditHappened(UndoableEditEvent e){ //Remember the edit and update the menus undo.addEdit(e.getEdit()); undoAction.update(); redoAction.update(); } }); } }