Java ActionListener handle enter key pressed event for JTextField
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame { JTextField text = new JTextField("Press Return", 40); public Main() { setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); text.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { System.out.println("Text=" + text.getText()); }/*from w w w .ja va 2 s . c om*/ }); getContentPane().add(text, "North"); pack(); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main().setVisible(true); } }