We Keep Coding

jtextarea is showing character for a moment when character is masked which shouldn't

I have a requirement where I am entering input in JTextarea at run time and input should be masked. I am able to achieve this through below code snippet
if(encryptKeystroke == true) {
jTextArea.addKeyListener(new KeyListener() {
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if (e.getExtendedKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SPACE) {
if(text.length() > 0)
text = text.substring(0, text.length() - 1);
}
else {
text += String.valueOf(e.getKeyChar());
}
jTextArea.setText(text.replaceAll(".", "*"));
}
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
jTextArea.setText(text.replaceAll(".", "*"));
}
});
}
Issue is when I am running this, entered character is visible for a small moment and then getting masked(like it happened in Android).
I am using JTextarea because unable to achieve the scrollable & wrapstyle in Ttextfield.
Any suggestion how this can be achieved ?

Don't use a KeyListener for something like this. What if the user:
pastes text into the text area. The code won't handle multiple characters
moves the caret to the beginning of the text area. The code assumes text is always added at the end.
uses the Delete key
highlights a block of text and then enters a character
A KeyListener can't handle all these special situations. Swing has better and newer API's to use.
Instead you can use a DocumentFilter. The DocumentFilter allows you to filter the text BEFORE it is added to the Document of the JTextArea.
Basic example:
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
public class AsteriskFilter extends DocumentFilter
{
private StringBuilder realText = new StringBuilder();
#Override
public void insertString(FilterBypass fb, int offset, String text, AttributeSet attributes)
throws BadLocationException
{
replace(fb, offset, 0, text, attributes);
}
#Override
public void replace(FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length, String text, AttributeSet attributes)
throws BadLocationException
{
// Update the StringBuilder to contain the real text
Document doc = fb.getDocument();
realText.replace(offset, offset + length, text);
// Update the Document with asterisks
text = text.replaceAll(".", "*");
super.replace(fb, offset, length, text, attributes);
}
#Override
public void remove(DocumentFilter.FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length)
throws BadLocationException
{
realText.delete(offset, offset + length);
super.remove(fb, offset, length);
}
public String getRealText()
{
return realText.toString();
}
private static void createAndShowGUI()
{
JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(3, 20);
AbstractDocument doc = (AbstractDocument) textArea.getDocument();
AsteriskFilter filter = new AsteriskFilter();
doc.setDocumentFilter( filter );
JButton button = new JButton("Display Text");
button.addActionListener(e -> JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(textArea, filter.getRealText()));
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Asterisk Filter");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(textArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(button, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
frame.setSize(220, 200);
frame.setLocationByPlatform( true );
frame.setVisible( true );
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
{
EventQueue.invokeLater( () -> createAndShowGUI() );
/*
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
*/
}
}

Prevent char entering on java swing JTextField

I'm using java swing and trying to enter Numbers only into a JTextField.
when typing a char I want to show an Invalid message, and prevent from typing the char into the JTextField.
idText.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
try
{
int i = Integer.parseInt(idText.getText()+e.getKeyChar());
validText.setText("");
}
catch(NumberFormatException e1) {
e.consume();
validText.setText("Numbers Only!");
}
}
});
for some reason, e.consume() doesnt work as I expected, and i can type chars.

Generally, adding a custom KeyListener to prevent characters in a JTextField is not recommended. It would be better for users (and easier for you as programmer) to use a component that it has been created for only-numbers input.
JSpinner is one of them.
JFormattedTextField is another one.
If you insist of doing it your self though, it would be better to achieve it with a DocumentFilter and not with a KeyListener. Here is another example as well.
In addition to these examples, here is my solution:
public class DocumentFilterExample extends JFrame {
public DocumentFilterExample() {
super("example");
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
JTextField field = new JTextField(15);
AbstractDocument document = (AbstractDocument) field.getDocument();
document.setDocumentFilter(new OnlyDigitsDocumentFilter());
add(field);
setLocationByPlatform(true);
pack();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> new DocumentFilterExample().setVisible(true));
}
private static class OnlyDigitsDocumentFilter extends DocumentFilter {
#Override
public void replace(FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length, String text, AttributeSet attrs) throws BadLocationException {
text = keepOnlyDigits(text);
super.replace(fb, offset, length, text, attrs);
}
#Override
public void insertString(FilterBypass fb, int offset, String string, AttributeSet attr) throws BadLocationException {
string = keepOnlyDigits(string);
super.insertString(fb, offset, string, attr);
}
private String keepOnlyDigits(String text) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
text.chars().filter(Character::isDigit).forEach(sb::append);
return sb.toString();
}
}
}

How to make the end of a JTextArea editable

Is there a way to make the end of a JTextArea editable and make anything that has already been printed to it not editable?
What I mean by this is if I've written "Hello World" for example to a JTextArea, how could I make it so that the user can type in whatever they want after "Hello World" but they cannot type before that or delete the already printed text?
Below is a small program to demonstrate my troubles...
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Here I create a simple JFrame with JTextArea
JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea();
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
frame.setSize(250, 250);
textArea.setEditable(true);
textArea.setVisible(true);
frame.add(textArea);
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
/*Here I print "Hello World" onto the text area.. after the ">>" I want the
the user to be able to type whatever they want.. however I don't want them
to be able to edit the "Hello World"*/
textArea.append("Hello World\n>>");
textArea.setCaretPosition(textArea.getDocument().getLength());
}
}
In the example the user is able to enter whatever text they want.. which is what I want.. however they are also able to edit the text that I printed using append.. which I don't want..
How can I solve this?

Yes, a DocumentFilter will work. Create one that only allows addition of text if the addition is at the end of the document -- that is if the offset equals the document's length. Also totally inactivate the remove method. Something like so:
import javax.swing.text.AttributeSet;
import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
import javax.swing.text.DocumentFilter;
public class MyFilter extends DocumentFilter {
#Override
public void insertString(FilterBypass fb, int offset, String string, AttributeSet attr)
throws BadLocationException {
// only insert text if at the end of the document
// if offset == document length
if (offset == fb.getDocument().getLength()) {
super.insertString(fb, offset, string, attr);
}
}
#Override
public void replace(FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length, String text, AttributeSet attrs)
throws BadLocationException {
// only replace text if at the end of the document
// if offset == document length
if (offset == fb.getDocument().getLength()) {
super.replace(fb, offset, length, text, attrs);
}
}
#Override
public void remove(FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length) throws BadLocationException {
// do nothing. Totally inactivate this
}
}
And you could test it like so:
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.PlainDocument;
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class LimitedTextArea extends JPanel {
private JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(15, 50);
public LimitedTextArea() {
// get textArea's Document and cast to PlainDocument:
PlainDocument document = (PlainDocument) textArea.getDocument();
// set the document's filter with "MyFilter"
document.setDocumentFilter(new MyFilter());
textArea.setLineWrap(true);
textArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textArea);
scrollPane.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
add(scrollPane);
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
LimitedTextArea mainPanel = new LimitedTextArea();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("LimitedTextArea");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> createAndShowGui());
}
}

You could also use a NavigationFilter:
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
public class NavigationFilterPrefix extends NavigationFilter
{
private int prefixLength;
private Action deletePrevious;
public NavigationFilterPrefix(int prefixLength, JTextComponent component)
{
this.prefixLength = prefixLength;
deletePrevious = component.getActionMap().get("delete-previous");
component.getActionMap().put("delete-previous", new BackspaceAction());
component.setCaretPosition(prefixLength);
}
#Override
public void setDot(NavigationFilter.FilterBypass fb, int dot, Position.Bias bias)
{
fb.setDot(Math.max(dot, prefixLength), bias);
}
#Override
public void moveDot(NavigationFilter.FilterBypass fb, int dot, Position.Bias bias)
{
fb.moveDot(Math.max(dot, prefixLength), bias);
}
class BackspaceAction extends AbstractAction
{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
JTextComponent component = (JTextComponent)e.getSource();
if (component.getCaretPosition() > prefixLength)
{
deletePrevious.actionPerformed( null );
}
}
}
private static void createAndShowUI()
{
JTextField textField = new JTextField("Prefix_", 20);
textField.setNavigationFilter( new NavigationFilterPrefix(7, textField) );
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Navigation Filter Example");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(textField);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
createAndShowUI();
}
});
}
}
This will allow the user to edit the text they add to the text field.
This will prevent the fixed text from being selected.
For more advanced features, check out the Protected Document which allows you to protect multiple areas of the Document from being changed.

Java JTextField Converting to upper/lowercase while writing

I've got question regarding to typing in JTextField. My program search thru few csv files and look for specified in JTextField string. I have add to readLine function ".toLowerCase" to read all strings as lowercase. Is it possible to set JTextField to automatically convert uppercase to lower case while writing to JTextField?
if (line.toLowerCase().contains(searchedString))...

Yes, you can use the KeyListener and when a key is pressed in the textfield, you will make the input string lowerCase while keeping the cursor position where it was. Like the code below:
jTextField1.addKeyListener(new KeyListener() {
#Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
}
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
int pos = jTextField1.getCaretPosition();
jTextField1.setText(jTextField1.getText().toLowerCase());
jTextField1.setCaretPosition(pos);
}
});
Source:
Value Change Listener to JTextField
Finding the cursor text position in JTextField

You can create a class that extends DocumentFilter class and override methods insertString and replace so that:
In insertString method it will call it's super, passing in one of the parameters string.toLowerCase()
In replace method it will call it's super, passing in one of the parameters text.toLowerCase()
import javax.swing.text.AttributeSet;
import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
import javax.swing.text.DocumentFilter;
class LowerCaseDocumentFilter extends DocumentFilter {
#Override
public void insertString(final FilterBypass fb, final int offset, final String string, final AttributeSet attr) throws BadLocationException {
super.insertString(fb, offset, string.toLowerCase(), attr);
}
#Override
public void replace(final FilterBypass fb, final int offset, final int length, final String text, final AttributeSet attrs) throws BadLocationException {
super.replace(fb, offset, length, text.toLowerCase(), attrs);
}
}
then adds an instance of this class so that the JTextField will automatically convert to lower case:
class Main {
public static void main(String[]args) {
JFrame jFrame = new JFrame("Example");
jFrame.setSize(500, 500);
jFrame.setVisible(true);
JPanel jPanel = new JPanel();
jFrame.add(jPanel);
JTextField jTextField = new JTextField("Example JTextField");
((AbstractDocument)jTextField.getDocument()).setDocumentFilter(new LowerCaseDocumentFilter());
jPanel.add(jTextField);
jFrame.pack();
}
}
Source:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/11573312

You can create your own class by extending the JTextfield and override constructor/setter method.

java change the document in DocumentListener

I use a DocumentListener to handle any change in a JTextPane document. while the user types i want to delete the contents of JTextPane and insert a customized text instead. it is not possible to change the document in the DocumentListener,instead a solution is said here:
java.lang.IllegalStateException while using Document Listener in TextArea, Java
,but i don't understand that, at least i don't know what to do in my case?

DocumentListener is really only good for notification of changes and should never be used to modify a text field/document.
Instead, use a DocumentFilter
Check here for examples
FYI
The root course of your problem is that the DocumentListener is notified WHILE the document is been updated. Attempts to modify the document (apart from risking a infinite loop) put the document into a invalid state, hence the exception
Updated with an example
This is VERY basic example...It doesn't handle insert or remove, but my testing had remove working without doing anything anyway...
public class TestHighlight {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TestHighlight();
}
public TestHighlight() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JTextPane textPane = new JTextPane(new DefaultStyledDocument());
((AbstractDocument) textPane.getDocument()).setDocumentFilter(new HighlightDocumentFilter(textPane));
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new JScrollPane(textPane));
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class HighlightDocumentFilter extends DocumentFilter {
private DefaultHighlightPainter highlightPainter = new DefaultHighlightPainter(Color.YELLOW);
private JTextPane textPane;
private SimpleAttributeSet background;
public HighlightDocumentFilter(JTextPane textPane) {
this.textPane = textPane;
background = new SimpleAttributeSet();
StyleConstants.setBackground(background, Color.RED);
}
#Override
public void insertString(FilterBypass fb, int offset, String text, AttributeSet attr) throws BadLocationException {
System.out.println("insert");
super.insertString(fb, offset, text, attr);
}
#Override
public void remove(FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length) throws BadLocationException {
System.out.println("remove");
super.remove(fb, offset, length);
}
#Override
public void replace(FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length, String text, AttributeSet attrs) throws BadLocationException {
String match = "test";
super.replace(fb, offset, length, text, attrs);
int startIndex = offset - match.length();
if (startIndex >= 0) {
String last = fb.getDocument().getText(startIndex, match.length()).trim();
System.out.println(last);
if (last.equalsIgnoreCase(match)) {
textPane.getHighlighter().addHighlight(startIndex, startIndex + match.length(), highlightPainter);
}
}
}
}
}

while the user types i want to delete the contents of JTextPane and
insert a customized text instead.
this isn't job for DocumentListener, basically this Listener is designed to firing events out from JTextComponents to the another JComponent, to Swing GUI, implemented methods in used Java
have look at DocumentFilter, this provide desired methods to change, modify or update own Document (model for JTextComponents) on runtime

Wrap the code you call in SwingUtilities.invokeLater()