import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class FormattedSample { public static void main(final String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Formatted Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel datePanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy--MMMM--dd"); JFormattedTextField dateTextField = new JFormattedTextField(format); datePanel.add(dateTextField, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.add(datePanel, BorderLayout.NORTH); frame.add(new JTextField(), BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.setSize(250, 100); frame.setVisible(true); } }