Java JTextField get and set Document as model
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.text.Document; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { super("JButton"); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Name:"); JLabel mirroredNameLabel = new JLabel("Mirrored Name:"); JTextField name = new JTextField(20); JTextField mirroredName = new JTextField(20); getContentPane().add(nameLabel);//from w w w .j a va2 s .c om getContentPane().add(name); getContentPane().add(mirroredNameLabel); getContentPane().add(mirroredName); Document nameModel = name.getDocument(); mirroredName.setDocument(nameModel); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main frame = new Main(); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }