Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.InputVerifier; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent; public class AddingActionCommandActionListenerSample { public static void main(String args[]) { final JFrame frame = new JFrame("Default Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JTextField textField = new JTextField(); frame.add(textField, 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(frame, "Can't leave.", "Error Dialog", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE); return false; } else { return true; } } }; textField.setInputVerifier(verifier); frame.setSize(250, 150); frame.setVisible(true); } }