Java Swing CaretListener handle text component caret event
import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.event.CaretEvent; import javax.swing.event.CaretListener; public class Main { public static void main(String[] a) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JTextField textField = new JTextField(); textField.addCaretListener(new CaretListener() { public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e) { System.out.println(e); }// www .j a va2 s . co m }); frame.add(new JScrollPane(textField)); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }