Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyListener; import javax.swing.InputVerifier; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent; import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener; import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException; import javax.swing.text.Document; import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JTextField nameTextField = new JTextField(); frame.add(nameTextField, BorderLayout.NORTH); frame.add(new JTextField(), BorderLayout.SOUTH); InputVerifier verifier = new InputVerifier() { public boolean verify(JComponent input) { final JTextComponent source = (JTextComponent) input; String text = source.getText(); if ((text.length() != 0) && !(text.equals("Exit"))) { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(source, "Can't leave.", "Error Dialog", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE); return false; } else { return true; } } }; nameTextField.setInputVerifier(verifier); frame.setSize(250, 100); frame.setVisible(true); } }