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1. Java JTextField with input hint    stackoverflow.com

I would like to add a hint value to my JTextField. It should look like Firefox rendering of <input type="text" title="bla">. This creates a edit field with the text 'bla' in ...

2. How to make an input dialogbox which has more than one textfield(ie. can take many inputs)    stackoverflow.com

Hey there, I have implemented an input DialogBox, however this has one textfield. I need an input DialogBox which has many textfields to take input from and store each String in ...

3. java: fully controlled input on JTextField    stackoverflow.com

I want to have a JTextField (or another text-like input which supports focus and a cursor -- or maybe I should code my own?) where I want to have full control ...

4. How to make a simple keypad on java to input in JTextFields efficiently?    stackoverflow.com

I am working on a keypad on java that will be used to input data in two JTextField (x & y). And Once the user clicks "Enter", It should evaluate the ...

5. creating a JTextField to receive input from user    stackoverflow.com

System.out.println("Please enter the website  :");
    Scanner scan2 = new Scanner(System.in);
    String word2 = scan2.nextLine();

    try {
      ...

6. How do I set it up so that the below login method accepts input from 2 JTextfield boxes?    stackoverflow.com

The problem is that this is a JAAS login application. The below method uses Java's Callback class and it's kinda bugging me out. Because it is wired in with the ...

7. Getting input from barcode scanner internally without textbox    stackoverflow.com

I have a barcode scanner and in my java application I have to bring a popup to display all the information associated with the barcode from database when the product is ...

8. How can I use JTextField input as the identifier of a new class instance?    stackoverflow.com

I have a UserInput class which contains a JTextField that accepts a users name. I also have a Paycheck class. I would like to create a new instance of ...

9. How do I get user input from a JTextField?    stackoverflow.com

I am attempting a very simple form designed to take user input into a JTextField and show that same input via a pop up dialog. I can hardcode the JTextField to have ...





10. JTextField Input Verifer    forums.netbeans.org

This class will make create a pop up if the jtextfield has no value. Compile this class then drag the class to your app. & It will create a new component ...

11. How to make jTextField 's input unscrollable?    coderanch.com

You need to create a class that extends PlainDocument and override the insertString() like this: public void insertString(int offset, String str, AttributeSet attr) throws BadLocationException { if (str == null) return; String result = null; //if entered string will go beyond the max columns do not allow. //columns instance variable containing number of columns if (getLength () == columns) { return; ...

12. JTextField input    coderanch.com

Hi, Is there a way to limit the number of characters that a user can enter into a JTextField. For example... If 3 JtextField exist in a GUI, one for the day, one for the month and one for the year (just for example), the day field should never have more than 2 characters entered. I guess what I'm trying to ...

14. TextFields for IP address input    coderanch.com

15. TextFields Input    coderanch.com

16. JTextField input....    coderanch.com

in reference to your post on sun ... michael look one thing first of all i am new to the forums so initially such things might happen as i posted the topic the same topic that you replied to accidentally on applet section as initially i didn't found swing section and bookmarked the applet section topic rather than swings; there i ...





17. textfield not taking in input...Occasionally    coderanch.com

so i have a custom jtextfield which i call RoundJTextfield which simply extends JTextfield to do some custom painting. When I start the application sometimes the textfield will let me edit it, and other times it wont. I've never had this happened before so im a bit perplexed as to why its occuring... here is the code for the panel on ...

18. How to verify input in the JTextField?    coderanch.com

Ok, there's a dialog, based on the type that I choose, the type could be an int, a decimal, a boolean, etc. based on the type I chose, I need to verify the input that the user enters in the JTextField. Btw, the input in a JTextField is a text instead of a String? Maybe if there is an alternative component ...

20. Wait for input from JTextField before continuing with code    coderanch.com

Hi, I would like to wait for the enter key to be pressed in a jtextfield before the rest of the code continues... same as if you were doing a System.in.read(). I have everything written up... the gui, the process, the key listener on VK_ENTER... but the process just keeps going instead of waiting till I push enter. I've been playing ...

21. getting jTextField input    coderanch.com

22. about JTextField input    coderanch.com

23. trying to create a jtextfield to receive input from the user and run the code    coderanch.com

public class SimpleWebCrawler extends JFrame { JTextField yourInputField = new JTextField(16); static JTextArea _resultArea = new JTextArea(100, 100); JScrollPane scrollingArea = new JScrollPane(_resultArea); private final static String newline = "\n"; public SimpleWebCrawler() throws MalformedURLException { _resultArea.setEditable(false); String word2 = yourInputField.getText(); try { URL my_url = new URL("http://" + word2 + "/"); BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader( my_url.openStream())); String strTemp = ...

24. Allow only numerical input on JTextField    java-forums.org

I am using netbeans to create a GUI with swing/matisse. I am trying to create a Phone Number and zip code FormattedJtextFields. How do I make it so only numbers can be entered? I have been reading tutorials about mask formatter but I am creating the JTextFields with GUI tools, not from scratch so how can I use these features?

25. Direction for creating a custom JTextField input    java-forums.org

Hi, I'd like to ask if anyone would kindly point me in the direction of creating my own unique text input field. Basically, I've written a JLabel component with its paint overridden to display the text in a circle layout (pointing the angle of each character to the centre). I'd now like to figure out how to write an input field ...

26. Constraining Input in JTextField    java-forums.org

I am writing a program that has a bunch of little JTextFields fields (sudoku). Ideally each of these text fields will only accept one character. Using setColumns() or defining the number of columns in the constructor only limits the size of the display, not the amount of text accepted. Any ideas? Perhaps JTextField is not the correct component to use in ...

27. JTextfield renderer/editor input map    java-forums.org

Can I put inputmap at JTextField that is use as a renderer and editor in JTable? I am trying to bind a enter key at editText, when the user press enter key then the cursor will transfer to the next editText (next column in JTable). Please see the sample code. Java Code: protected class JTableText extends AbstractCellEditor implements TableCellRenderer, TableCellEditor { ...

28. input from JTextField    java-forums.org

input from JTextField Hello All! I am trying to figure out how to get input from a JTextField. Been trying to figure this out for days, but i do not have anyone to talk to about this. It is getting pretty frustrating, as i consider being able to do this to be rather fundamental. I thought i finally had ...

29. Capturing text input from JTextField..    forums.oracle.com

/* String repeat = ""; while (true) { if(!input.equals(null)) { jTextArea1.append("\n" + input); sentence = input; input = null; break; } } // keep repeating until an empty line is read. while (sentence.compareTo("") != 0) { // Send a user input to server serverWriter.writeBytes(sentence +"\n"); // Read server's reply below and output to screen. String response = serverReader.readLine(); //Read all lines ...

30. Limiting JTextField input    forums.oracle.com

I have read a lot of posts about verifying that the input is less than a set limit but is there anyway I limit a user from typing in more than one character into the textfield even if they dont try to move the focus? So, say I have a textfield that I only want one character in at a time. ...

31. How do I catch the input from JTextfield?    forums.oracle.com

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException at Gui.actionPerformed(Gui.java:183) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) ...