Java tutorial
import java.awt.event.FocusEvent; import java.awt.event.FocusListener; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder; import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent; import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener; import javax.swing.text.Document; import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JTextField tf1 = new JTextField(10); panel.add(tf1); JTextField tf2 = new JTextField(10); panel.add(tf2); new TextPrompt("First Name", tf1); new TextPrompt("Last Name", tf2); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.add(panel); frame.pack(); frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); frame.setVisible(true); } } class TextPrompt extends JLabel implements FocusListener, DocumentListener { JTextComponent component; Document document; public TextPrompt(String text, JTextComponent component) { this.component = component; document = component.getDocument(); setText(text); setFont(component.getFont()); setBorder(new EmptyBorder(component.getInsets())); component.addFocusListener(this); document.addDocumentListener(this); component.add(this); } public void checkForPrompt() { if (document.getLength() == 0) setSize(component.getSize()); else setSize(0, 0); } public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) { checkForPrompt(); } public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) { setSize(0, 0); } public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) { checkForPrompt(); } public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) { checkForPrompt(); } public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) { } }