Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { MaskFormatter formatter = new MaskFormatter("###-##-####"); JFormattedTextField tf = new JFormattedTextField(formatter); JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); panel.add(tf, BorderLayout.NORTH); JButton clickBtn = new JButton("Click me!"); clickBtn.addActionListener(e -> { if (!tf.getText().matches(formatter.getMask())) { System.err.println("Your Input does not match the pattern!"); } else { System.out.println(tf.getText()); } }); panel.add(clickBtn, BorderLayout.SOUTH); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER); f.setSize(800, 600); f.setVisible(true); } }