Value Change Listener to JTextField

Question

I want the message box to appear immediately after the user changes the value in the textfield. Currently, I need to hit the enter key to get the message box to pop out. Is there anything wrong with my code?

textField.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) {

        if (Integer.parseInt(textField.getText())<=0){
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
                    "Error: Please enter number bigger than 0", "Error Message",
                    JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
        }       
    }
}

Any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

Add a listener to the underlying Document, which is automatically created for you.

// Listen for changes in the text
textField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
  public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
    warn();
  }
  public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
    warn();
  }
  public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
    warn();
  }

  public void warn() {
     if (Integer.parseInt(textField.getText())<=0){
       JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
          "Error: Please enter number bigger than 0", "Error Message",
          JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
     }
  }
});