Thread: Scrollbars on JTextArea

I am trying to add a vertical and horizontal scroll bar to a text area though its not working.

JTextArea notices = new JTextArea("");
    	  JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(notices, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED);
    	  notices.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300,300));
    	  notices.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
    	  int index = 0;
    	  try{
    	      BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
    	      String line = "";
    	      while((line=reader.readLine())!=null){
    	    	  notices.append("Notice "+ ++index +":\r\n");
    	    	  notices.append(line + "\r\n");
    	      }
    	      reader.close();
    	  }catch(Exception except){
    		  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(mainPanel, "Sorry could not be done");
    	  }
    	  notices.setEditable(false);
    	  notices.setVisible(true);
    	  center.add(pane);

The above code gives a scroll pane on the vertical side though it does not allow me to scroll down when the text exceeds the boundaries of the JTextArea. If I change JScrollPane settings to VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED and HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED I don't get anything at all.

That sorted the problem, thank you.