Java tutorial
import java.text.ParseException; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter; class MyFormatter extends DefaultFormatter { public MyFormatter() { super(); } public String valueToString(Object object) throws ParseException { return super.valueToString(object); } public Object stringToValue(String string) throws ParseException { try { int value = Integer.parseInt(string); if (value != 1) { return "" + value; } else { return "Invalid"; } } catch (Exception e) { return "Invalid"; } } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFormattedTextField tf = new JFormattedTextField(new MyFormatter()); tf.setColumns(10); } }