I have a JLabel
that when you click on it its replaced with a JTextField
, I need that JTextField
to automaticity select all of its text when it appears.
Thank allot for the help.
Solution one: Do it via the focus event. Not the best solution.
public static void main(final String[] args) {
// simple window preparation
final JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setBounds(200, 200, 400, 400);
f.setVisible(true);
{ // this sleep part shall simulate a user doing some stuff
try {
Thread.sleep(2345);
} catch (final InterruptedException ignore) {}
}
{ // here's the interesting part for you, this is what you put inside your button listener or whatever
final JTextField t = new JTextField("Hello World!");
t.addFocusListener(new FocusListener() {
@Override public void focusLost(final FocusEvent pE) {}
@Override public void focusGained(final FocusEvent pE) {
t.selectAll();
}
});
f.add(t);
f.validate();
t.requestFocus();
}
}