Java tutorial
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.Format; import java.util.Date; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class JFormattedTextFieldDateInputSampleDateFormatSHORT { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Date/Time Input"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JLabel label; JFormattedTextField input; JPanel panel; BoxLayout layout = new BoxLayout(frame.getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS); frame.setLayout(layout); Format shortDate = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT); label = new JLabel("Short date:"); input = new JFormattedTextField(shortDate); input.setValue(new Date()); input.setColumns(20); panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT)); panel.add(label); panel.add(input); frame.add(panel); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }