org.openide.explorer

To create a component that displays the content of an ExplorerManager you should make your component implement ExplorerManager.Provider and org.openide.util.Lookup.Provider and register actions in your component's ActionMap :

 public class YourComponent extends TopComponent
 implements ExplorerManager.Provider, Lookup.Provider {
 private ExplorerManager manager;
 public YourComponent() {
 this.manager = new ExplorerManager();
 ActionMap map = this.getActionMap ();
 map.put(DefaultEditorKit.copyAction, ExplorerUtils.actionCopy(manager));
 map.put(DefaultEditorKit.cutAction, ExplorerUtils.actionCut(manager));
 map.put(DefaultEditorKit.pasteAction, ExplorerUtils.actionPaste(manager));
 map.put("delete", ExplorerUtils.actionDelete(manager, true)); // or false
 // following line tells the top component which lookup should be associated with it
 associateLookup (ExplorerUtils.createLookup (manager, map));
     }
 public ExplorerManager getExplorerManager() {
 return manager;
 }
 // It is good idea to switch all listeners on and off when the
     // component is shown or hidden.