JFormattedTextField « Text Input « Java Swing Q&A





1. Why is JFormattedTextField evil?    stackoverflow.com

In this question Is there any way to accept only numeric values in a JTextField? one of the answers suggested that JFormattedTextField had issues. I've not yet used it, but could ...

2. handling data in jFormattedTextField    stackoverflow.com

I have jFormatted field with name "jFormattedTextField3" in First.java file.
the value in this field must display in jFormattedTextFieldNoOfWorkers in Second.java file. how can i handle the data and display in jFormattedTextFieldNoOfWorkers?

3. how to Restrict jFormattedTextField    stackoverflow.com

I have a jFormattedTextFiled for field "Name". I have to restrict the field to enter only 25characters. if entered more some message has to be displayed... for message i can use JOptionpane.. how can i ...

4. How to use BigDecimal with JFormattedTextField    stackoverflow.com

I have a field as:

jFormattedTextFieldGrossWeight = new javax.swing.JFormattedTextField();
jFormattedTextFieldGrossWeight.setFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.NumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat("#,##0.00"))));
I assign it a BigDecimal value using its setValue() method, and allow the user to modify that value using this textfield. Then ...

5. A question about NumberFormatter    stackoverflow.com

Here is the code, I am hoping that this will add the constraint that only integer input is valid for the text field:

JFormattedTextField ftf =  new JFormattedTextField ();

NumberFormat format = ...

6. JFormattedTextField issues    stackoverflow.com

enter image description here enter image description here 1) how can I set Cursor to 0 possition without using Caret or Focus wrapped into invokeLater() (confortly can be ...

7. How to rendering fraction in Swing JComponents    stackoverflow.com

Basically Swing JComponents are able to display numbers in fractions in this form 2 2/3. How can I paint fraction in the nicest form, for example 2?? . EDIT . as see I have only ...

8. JFormattedTextField and NumberFormat to work with Float    stackoverflow.com

I made a small dialog with a JFormattedTextField, to enter a Float number between 0 and 10 up to 3 decimal numbers. I'm using NumberFormat for that, and a PropertyChangeListener to ...

9. jFormattedTextField tutorial?    forums.netbeans.org

There is nothing NetBeans spesific to it, but in any case, you really should use a databinding solution. That way, you can skip a lot of boilerplate, and you get stuff like this for free. I recommend Swing Data Binding (http://databinding.tornado.no/ - beware: I wrote it It is really easy to use and saves you a lot of hassle. -- Edvin= ...





10. JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

11. JFormattedTextField using NumberFormatter ?    coderanch.com

Hi. I have a textfield that is supposed to accept numbers from 1 to 10000. The problem I am facing is that if I do not put a setAllowsInvalid to true, I can type garbage in the textfield and I don't want that. I have also set a min and max value, min being 1, max being 10000. The problem is, ...

12. JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

13. JFormattedTextField - alignment problem here too    coderanch.com

Hi, instead of using BoxLayout, I'm using the new JFormattedTextField to align pairs of JLabels and JTextField. There is one bad display problem, the vertical misalignment betw JLables and their corresponding JTextFields. Here is the code longish stub code: public class LayoutTest extends JApplet implements AdjustmentListener { ...java... private JLabel lblName, lblAddr1, lblAddr2, lblCity, lblZip, lblCountry; private JFormattedTextField fldName, fldAddr1, fldAddr2, ...

14. JFormattedTextField and Extra Spaces    coderanch.com

Hi. I am using a JFormattedTextField for the first time. I have used a series of asterisks to designate the number of characters that can be entered into the field. The problem is that there are that many spaces in the text field when users start typing into it. Thus, when they click in the text field to start typing, it ...

15. JFormattedTextField article    coderanch.com

16. JFormattedTextField and DateFormat problems    coderanch.com

Hi all. I need JForemattedTextField wich will format date ("MM/dd/yy"). I have the next snippet of code DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy"); df.setLenient(false); DateFormatter formatter = new DateFormatter(df); formatter.setAllowsInvalid(false); formatter.setOverwriteMode(true); formatter.setCommitsOnValidEdit(false); The problem is: if the date is "07/26/04" for example and if i try to input 12 on month I cant do it because when I type 1 it understands ...





17. JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

Hi, Can anybody tell me about how to use the JFormattedTextField. I want to have a TextField which is formatted as "(###) ###-####". I tried using JFormattedTextField txt_user_home_phone = new JFormattedTextField("(###) ###-####"); I dont know how to continue later, when i run the application, the field is displayed as (###) ###-#### But when i write numbers into that say 123456789, it ...

18. Problem with JFormattedTextField in a jar file    coderanch.com

Hi, I have created 4 JFormattedTextFields. I have the set the format to (###)####-### on the focus event of the text field. Its working fine when running the application from the JBuilder. But when a jar file is created for the application and then try to run the application from the jar file. It is seen that last 3 numbers gets ...

19. Custom Formats JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

this might work import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.text.*; class Testing extends JFrame { public Testing() { setLocation(400,300); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel jp = new JPanel(); JTextField tf = new JTextField(new MyDoc(),"",10); jp.add(tf); getContentPane().add(jp); pack(); } class MyDoc extends PlainDocument { public void insertString(int offs, String str, AttributeSet a) throws BadLocationException { int currentTextLen = this.getLength(); if(currentTextLen > 9 || ("0123456789").indexOf(str) ...

20. Making JFormattedTextField less smart    coderanch.com

21. Help with JFormattedTextField!!!    coderanch.com

perhaps all you need is a textfield, setting it's document something like this import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.text.*; class Testing extends JFrame { public Testing() { setLocation(400,300); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel jp = new JPanel(); JTextField tf = new JTextField(new NumberLimiter(),"",10); jp.add(tf); getContentPane().add(jp); pack(); } class NumberLimiter extends PlainDocument { public void insertString(int offs, String str, AttributeSet a) throws BadLocationException { if(str.length() ...

22. JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

I have been trying to get a formatted textfield working. I need it to only accept a single digit from 1 to 9 or be empty. Its for a Sudoku program. It is working fine but will only let me enter numbers in a certain order. Sudoku is a 9x9 grid of textboxes. This is made up of 9 3x3 subgrids. ...

23. Disappointed with JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

24. JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

25. auto tab with JFormattedTextField    coderanch.com

26. JFormattedTextField in swings    coderanch.com

27. JFormattedTextField problem    coderanch.com

Dear Ranchers, I'm developing an application in Java Swings and Oracle. In my System, there is a tab called Customize where the user who logged in can able to customize the System as his own needs like 1. Look and Feel 2. Font Colors which he wants to enter 3. changing his profile 4. Changing the splash screen time out In ...

28. jFormattedTextField issue    coderanch.com

Hi, The problem is to avoid the duplicate text of 1st jformattedtextfield to be entered in 2nd jformattedtextfield. i need to display meesage if two textfields has same text. I am able to provide the message only when focus lost event takes places. I want to display the message as soon the duplicate text is entered in jformattedtextfield. Please help me ...

29. JFormattedTextField still verifies upon Cancel    coderanch.com

Hello, I am using JFormattedTextField and override the verify method to notify the user of invalid input. This all works great; however, if an invalid input is entered and the user decides to exit/cancel without making to correction, the verifier still kicks in. I am not sure how listening to the textField will work, b/c when the button is clicked then ...

30. JFormattedTextField problem    coderanch.com

Hi all My first post here, and I'm relatively new to Java programming, although I've been an Oracle developer for over a decade now. On to my problem. I need to create a field on a form that only allows the user to input whole numbers (integers). I've implemented this as follows: private JFormattedTextField readTimeOut; protected void createComponents() { NumberFormatter numberFormatter ...

32. JFormattedTextField()    dbforums.com

I have written a database screen and would like to show the data in a formatted manner. When the user inputs the data, it is formatted using MaskFormatter mfPhoneNumber = new MaskFormatter(); JFormattedTextField txtFaxNumber = new JFormattedTextField (mfPhoneNumber); ... ... mfPhoneNumber.setMask("(###) ###-####"); mfPhoneNumber.setValidCharacters("0123456789"); .. .. txtFaxNumber.setText(rs.getString("FaxNumber")); This line does not show the text in a formatted way as stated by JFormattedText. ...

33. JFormattedTextField + SimpleDateFormat    java-forums.org

import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.text.DateFormatter; public class JFormattedTF extends JFrame { public JFormattedTF() { JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JLabel label = new JLabel("Year :"); SimpleDateFormat yearFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy"); DateFormatter df = new DateFormatter(yearFormat); JFormattedTextField tf = new JFormattedTextField(df); ((DateFormatter)tf.getFormatter()).setAllowsInvalid(false); tf.setColumns(4); panel.add(label); panel.add(tf); getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); pack(); } public static void main(String[] ...

34. JFormattedTextField / Formatter / OverWriteMode    java-forums.org

public class JFormattedTF extends JFrame { public JFormattedTF() { JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JLabel label = new JLabel("Number Format :"); NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance(); nf.setMaximumIntegerDigits(4); nf.setGroupingUsed(false); NumberFormatter formatter = new NumberFormatter(nf); formatter.setAllowsInvalid(false); formatter.setOverwriteMode(false); JFormattedTextField tf = new JFormattedTextField( formatter); tf.setColumns(10); tf.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.LEFT); panel.add(label); panel.add(tf); getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); pack(); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFormattedTF tfe = new JFormattedTF(); tfe.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); tfe.setVisible(true); ...

36. Old value reappears in JFormattedTextField    java-forums.org

Hello! I'm writing a sudoku solving program for school but run into a bug. I've got 81 JFormattedTextFields in in a panel in a frame and two buttons for solving and clearing the window. But when I have typed in numbers, solved the sudoku, cleared and click in the fields I typed in, the value reappears. When the "clear"-button is pressed ...

37. JFormattedTextField Issue    java-forums.org

I'm using JFormattedTextFields to automatically manage several numeric text fields on an Applet. When the Applet's form is processed the data is collected from the form and written to a MySql database. Each text box is then set to blank, i.e., field.setText(""). So far, so good. However, if I click in the blank text box then click somewhere else, the value ...

38. selectAll() method in a JFormattedTextField    java-forums.org

Re: selectAll() method in a JFormattedTextField I do not know the exact purpose of this line, I was trying a few things out and this seemed to make the code work. I have no idea why though. Java Code: import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.lang.*; import javax.swing.event.*; import java.util.*; import java.text.*; import javax.swing.text.*; import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener; import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent; import java.awt.event.*; import java.awt.image.*; ...

39. JFormattedTextField - auto fill previouse?    forums.oracle.com

Sorry I didn't know how to word the title. Anyway I have a formatted text field, but when I delete the contents and than click somewhere else on the pane it autofills the previouse entry? Is there a way to set it so it doesn't refill? maybe .removeActionListener?? but im not sure which listener type or if this will even work. ...

40. JformattedTextField    forums.oracle.com

Hello All, I have a JFormattedTextField date field When I type a date in the field it does the necessary checking - so far okay. When I delete the entry and try and leave the cell blank the modified value is discarded and the old value is displayed. How can I stop it from displaying the old date previously typed in ...

41. JFormattedTextField data    forums.oracle.com

Hi, I am new to Java, and I was wondering if someone could help me. I have a JFormattedTextField set to only accept currency values and I want to be able to read the numerical value in the field, as of yet i have tried the getValue command, and used (Integer) getValue on my field but it hasnt allowed me to ...

42. Getting JFormattedTextFields out of a method    forums.oracle.com

43. JFormattedTextField auto fill    forums.oracle.com

Just a guess(*), but are you calling [setFocusLostBehavior()|http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/JFormattedTextField.html#setFocusLostBehavior(int)] so that the text field does the right thing? (Whatever that is: possibly JFormattedTextField.PERSIST and certainly not JFormattedTextField.REVERT which seems to be the behaviour you describe.) Also, I note there's a [commitEdit()|http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/JFormattedTextField.html#commitEdit()] method which sounds like it might need to be called after setText() so that the empty string becomes the valid Object ...

44. JFormattedTextField - How to prevent typing of non-digits in the field?    forums.oracle.com

Two ways, When something is typed ( each letter ) take it and use regex to check if it is a number. If it is do not use it and do what ever you want, lets say a beep sound. Or check in the end when he typed the whole word that there are no numbers in and if there are ...

45. JFormattedTextField creating spaces in field    forums.oracle.com

My problem is that the textfield is pre populated with spaces. When I run the program it should be empty, but it is not. If you double click in the field you can see it highlight, which should not happen. What I want is an empty textfield. What I have is a textfield prepopulated with spaces.

46. Problem with a mask in a JFormattedTextField    forums.oracle.com

public ContraBase() { //TEXTBOX PRECIOA.setToolTipText("PRECIOA"); add(PRECIOA); } static public void main (String[] args) { System.out.println("Iniciando programa."); try { JFrame VentanaPrincipal = new JFrame("Practicas con Java, trabaja con Base"); VentanaPrincipal .setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); VentanaPrincipal .getContentPane().add(new ContraBase(), BorderLayout.CENTER); VentanaPrincipal .setSize(350,500); VentanaPrincipal .setVisible(true); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("****INGRESA A EXCEPTION main****"); System.out.println(e.toString()); System.out.println("****SALE DE EXCEPTION main****"); return; } System.out.println("Creacion Finalizada.");

47. JFormattedTextField and Double.NaN    forums.oracle.com

Hello: I have some JFormattedTextField for numbers. When I first create them their values are not known yet. And while the values are not known I need it to be Double.NaN, (it cannot be 0 or some other number). The problem is that JFormattedTextFields do not seem to know how to display a NaN, instead they display a squeare symbol. Anyone ...

48. JFormattedTextField and DocumentEvent    forums.oracle.com

50. how do I turn off percent symbol in JFormattedTextField    forums.oracle.com

Many characters in a pattern are taken literally; they are matched during parsing and output unchanged during formatting. Special characters, on the other hand, stand for other characters, strings, or classes of characters. They must be quoted, unless noted otherwise, if they are to appear in the prefix or suffix as literals.