how to Restrict jFormattedTextField

Question

Hi All,

I have a jFormattedTextFiled for field "Name". I have to restrict the field to enter only 25characters. if entered more some message has to be displayed... for message i can use JOptionpane..

how can i do it.. please help me to solve it..

Thanks in advanced

Answer 1

Using a KeyStrokeListener would be a bad idea, as it would fire an event even when non-writable keys like SHIFT, arraows and the such are pressed.

By using the constructor using a Format, you can first ensure that only the 25 first cahracters will be displayed and entered (as an example using a MaskFormatter, like told in Java Tutorial).

Answer 2

Hi, i hope this will also works

Add keylistener to the concerned textfield and in the keypressed event write the following code

JTextField jTextField1=new JTextField();

jTextField1.setText(""); //intially the textfield is empty

void jTextField1_keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {

    int len=jTextField1.getText().length();

    System.out.println("hello1::"+len);

    jTextField1.setEditable(len <= 24);
}

Answer 3

Using a JFormattedTextField won't allow you to display a JOptionPane with a message as you will hear a beep when you attempt to enter extra characters. However, this is probably the more common approach rather than displaying a popup every time.

However, if you really want a popup then you need to use a DocumentFilter. The section from the Swing tutorial on Implementing a Document Filter gives an example of doing what your want. All you need to do is replace the "beep" code to display a popup.