Java tutorial
import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.text.AttributeSet; import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException; import javax.swing.text.PlainDocument; class JTextFieldLimit extends PlainDocument { private int limit; JTextFieldLimit(int limit) { super(); this.limit = limit; } public void insertString(int offset, String str, AttributeSet attr) throws BadLocationException { if (str == null) return; if ((getLength() + str.length()) <= limit) { super.insertString(offset, str, attr); } } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) { JTextField textfield1 = new JTextField(15); textfield1.setDocument(new JTextFieldLimit(10)); } }