+1 对 StanislavL 的回答。
做了一个简短的例子希望它有所帮助。
在这里,我创造了我的话和他们的时间:
int[] timings = {2000, 1000, 4000};
String[] words = new String[]{"Hello", "java", "whoooooh"};
点击开始按钮后:

2000 毫秒后:

1000 之后:

4000 毫秒后:

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
import javax.swing.text.DefaultHighlighter;
public class KaraokeTest {
private int[] timings = {2000, 1000, 4000};
private String[] words = new String[]{"Hello", "java", "whoooooh"};
private DefaultHighlighter.DefaultHighlightPainter highlightPainter = new DefaultHighlighter.DefaultHighlightPainter(Color.GREEN);
private int count = 0;
private boolean fisrTime = true;
private JFrame frame;
private JTextPane jtp;
JButton startButton;
public KaraokeTest() {
initComponents();
}
private void initComponents() {
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setResizable(false);
jtp = new JTextPane();
for (String s : words) {
String tmp = jtp.getText();
if (tmp.equals("")) {
jtp.setText(s);
} else {
jtp.setText(tmp + " " + s);
}
}
startButton = new JButton("Start");
startButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
startKaraoke();
}
});
frame.add(jtp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(startButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
private void startKaraoke() {
if (fisrTime) {
startButton.setEnabled(false);
fisrTime = false;
}
new Thread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
Timer t = createAndStartTimer(timings[count], count);
while (t.isRunning()) {//wait for timer to be done
try {
Thread.sleep(1);
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
count++;
if (count == timings.length) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "Done");
startButton.setEnabled(true);
count = 0;
} else {
startKaraoke();
}
}
});
}
}).start();
}
private Timer createAndStartTimer(int delay, final int count) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
int sp = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
sp += words[i].length() + 1;
}
try {
jtp.getHighlighter().addHighlight(sp, sp + words[count].length(), highlightPainter);
} catch (BadLocationException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
Timer t = new Timer(delay, new AbstractAction() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
jtp.getHighlighter().removeAllHighlights();
}
});
t.setRepeats(false);
t.start();
return t;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
new KaraokeTest();
}
});
}
}
更新:
修复了上面的代码,以便能够在指定的时间内突出显示句子中的单个字符:







import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
import javax.swing.text.DefaultHighlighter;
public class KaraokeTest {
private int[] timings = {2000, 1000, 4000, 2000, 3000};//char timings
private String[] words = {"H", "e", "l", "l", "o"};//each indiviaul word
private String sentence = "Hello";//entire string for writing to JSCrollPane
private DefaultHighlighter.DefaultHighlightPainter highlightPainter = new DefaultHighlighter.DefaultHighlightPainter(Color.GREEN);
private int count = 0;
private boolean fisrTime = true;
private JFrame frame;
private JTextPane jtp;
JButton startButton;
public KaraokeTest() {
initComponents();
}
private void initComponents() {
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setResizable(false);
jtp = new JTextPane();
jtp.setText(sentence);
startButton = new JButton("Start");
startButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
startKaraoke();
}
});
frame.add(jtp, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(startButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
private void startKaraoke() {
if (fisrTime) {
startButton.setEnabled(false);
fisrTime = false;
}
new Thread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
Timer t = createAndStartTimer(timings[count], count);
while (t.isRunning()) {//wait for timer to be done
try {
Thread.sleep(1);
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
count++;
if (count == timings.length) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "Done");
startButton.setEnabled(true);
count = 0;
fisrTime = true;
} else {
startKaraoke();
}
}
});
}
}).start();
}
private Timer createAndStartTimer(int delay, final int count) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
int sp = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
sp += words[i].length();
}
try {
jtp.getHighlighter().addHighlight(sp, sp + words[count].length(), highlightPainter);
} catch (BadLocationException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
Timer t = new Timer(delay, new AbstractAction() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
jtp.getHighlighter().removeAllHighlights();
}
});
t.setRepeats(false);
t.start();
return t;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
new KaraokeTest();
}
});
}
}