Java tutorial
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.Window; import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter; import java.awt.event.WindowEvent; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); JButton component1 = new JButton("1"); JButton component2 = new JButton("2"); JButton component3 = new JButton("3"); frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); frame.add(component1); frame.add(component2); frame.add(component3); InitialFocusSetter.setInitialFocus(frame, component2); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } } class InitialFocusSetter { public static void setInitialFocus(Window w, Component c) { w.addWindowListener(new FocusSetter(c)); } } class FocusSetter extends WindowAdapter { Component initComp; FocusSetter(Component c) { initComp = c; } public void windowOpened(WindowEvent e) { initComp.requestFocus(); e.getWindow().removeWindowListener(this); } }