Java Swing MaskFormatter create
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.text.ParseException; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { super("JButton"); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Value:"); //from w w w.j a va 2s .c o m MaskFormatter fmt = null; try { fmt = new MaskFormatter("###-##-####"); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } fmt.setPlaceholderCharacter('*'); JFormattedTextField name = new JFormattedTextField(fmt); 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); } }