Here you can find the source of focusLater(final Component component)
public static void focusLater(final Component component)
//package com.java2s; /*//from www.j a v a2s.c o m * Six2Five * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com> * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License * for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent; import java.awt.*; public class Main { public static void focusLater(final Component component) { SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { if (component instanceof JTextComponent) { ((JTextComponent) component).selectAll(); } component.requestFocusInWindow(); } }); } }