Starting and ending position in java

                    find the starting and ending                                   position using awt in java

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

import java.applet.*;

/*

            <applet code="TextArea2" height=200 width=200>

            </applet>

*/

public class TextArea2 extends Applet implements ActionListener

{

            TextArea ta;

            TextField tsp,tep;

            public void init()

            {

                        Label l1=new Label("Enter the text                             :");

                        add(l1);

                        ta=new TextArea(10,50);

                        add(ta);

                        Label l2=new Label("Starting Position :");

                        add(l2);

                       

                        tsp=new TextField(20);

                       

                        add(tsp);

                       

                        Label l3=new Label("Ending Position :");

                        add(l3);

                        tep=new TextField(20);

                       

                        add(tep);

                        Button b=new Button("Select");

                        add(b);

                        b.addActionListener(this);

            }

            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)

            {

                        /*get and set the starting position of the selection */

                        int sposition=Integer.parseInt(tsp.getText());

                       

                        /*get and set the ending position of the selection */

                        int eposition=Integer.parseInt(tep.getText());

                       

                        /*select the text */

                        ta.select(sposition,eposition);

            }

}