Handling Focus Changes
import java.awt.event.FocusAdapter; import java.awt.event.FocusEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { JTextField component = new JTextField(); component.addFocusListener(new MyFocusListener()); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.add(component); f.setSize(300, 300); f.setVisible(true); } } class MyFocusListener extends FocusAdapter { public void focusGained(FocusEvent evt) { System.out.println("component gained the focus"); } public void focusLost(FocusEvent evt) { System.out.println("component lost the focus"); } }