Example usage for javax.swing.text MaskFormatter setPlaceholderCharacter

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for javax.swing.text MaskFormatter setPlaceholderCharacter.

Prototype

public void setPlaceholderCharacter(char placeholder) 

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Document

Sets the character to use in place of characters that are not present in the value, ie the user must fill them in.

Usage

From source file:Main.java

public static void main(String args[]) throws ParseException {
    JFrame f = new JFrame();
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    Container content = f.getContentPane();
    content.setLayout(new BoxLayout(content, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));

    MaskFormatter mf1 = new MaskFormatter("###-###-###");
    mf1.setPlaceholderCharacter('_');
    JFormattedTextField ftf1 = new JFormattedTextField(mf1);
    content.add(ftf1);/*from  w ww.j ava2 s  . com*/

    MaskFormatter mf2 = new MaskFormatter("(###) ###-####");
    JFormattedTextField ftf2 = new JFormattedTextField(mf2);
    content.add(ftf2);
    f.setSize(300, 100);
    f.setVisible(true);
}

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From source file:MainClass.java

public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("Mask Input");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    JLabel label;/*from  www . j  a  v a  2  s. co m*/
    JFormattedTextField input;
    JPanel panel;
    MaskFormatter formatter;

    try {
        label = new JLabel("US Phone");
        formatter = new MaskFormatter("'(###')' ###'-####");
        formatter.setPlaceholderCharacter('*');
        input = new JFormattedTextField(formatter);
        input.setColumns(20);
        panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));
        panel.add(label);
        panel.add(input);
        frame.add(panel);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        System.err.println("Unable to add Phone");
    }

    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
}

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From source file:Main.java

public static void setValueMask(JFormattedTextField textField) {
    try {//from  w  w w  . j av a  2s . c  o  m
        MaskFormatter mask = new MaskFormatter("R$ ###.##");
        mask.setValidCharacters("0123456789");
        mask.setPlaceholderCharacter('0');
        textField.setFormatterFactory(new DefaultFormatterFactory(mask));
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

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From source file:Main.java

MaskFormatter createFormatter(String format) {
    MaskFormatter formatter = null;
    try {// w  ww.j  a  v a 2s . c o m
        formatter = new MaskFormatter(format);
        formatter.setPlaceholderCharacter('.'/*or '0' etc*/);
        formatter.setAllowsInvalid(false); // if needed
        formatter.setOverwriteMode(true); // if needed
    } catch (java.text.ParseException exc) {
        System.err.println("formatter is bad: " + exc.getMessage());
    }
    return formatter;
}

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From source file:Main.java

private void initComponents() {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("JFormattedTextField Example");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    MaskFormatter mask = null;
    try {/*from ww  w  .j  a va  2s  .c  o  m*/
        mask = new MaskFormatter("##h##min##s");// the # is for numeric values
        mask.setPlaceholderCharacter('#');
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    final JFormattedTextField timeField = new JFormattedTextField(mask);

    // ActionListener for when enter is pressed
    timeField.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
            Object source = ae.getSource();
            if (source == timeField) {
                // parse to a valid time here
                System.out.println(timeField.getText());
            }
        }
    });
    frame.add(timeField);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
}

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