Java Swing DateFormatter class
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.text.DateFormatter; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { super("JButton"); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Value:"); //from w ww . j a v a 2 s . c om DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/YYYY"); DateFormatter dateFormatter = new DateFormatter(dateFormat); JFormattedTextField name = new JFormattedTextField(dateFormatter); name.setValue(new Date()); JTextField text = new JTextField("Click here to see the validation result"); getContentPane().add(nameLabel); getContentPane().add(name); getContentPane().add(text); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main frame = new Main(); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }