Fixed date separators on a textfield (dd-mm-YYYY)

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I need a textfield used for a date input, with fixed separators in order to help the user check the date he is writing. I need it to come as default with "-" separators between date month and year: xx-xx-xxxx, when x is just spaces at the begining, but after the user input something like: 03-05-1992. How can i get this? Thanks

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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Use a JFormattedTextField with SimpleDateFormat and MaskFormatter, example here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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answered Aug 15 '13 at 13:26

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or JSpinner with SpinnerDateModel – mKorbel Aug 15 '13 at 13:40

Fixed date separators on a textfield (dd-mm-YYYY)

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