Time Formatting in a JtextArea

Question

Is there any library that can check my jtextarea the right input time format?

for example the input format must be hh:mm:ss or hh:mm only.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '14 at 06:04

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Not sure why you want to use a JTextArea for this, as it's really designed to allow the user to type free text.

Normally you would use a DocumentFilter and for more examples

Other options would include the use for a JFormattedTextField or JSpinner

answered May 05 '14 at 06:04

MadProgrammer

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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You can use a JFormattedTextField with MaskFormatter, as shown in this question: JFormattedTextField with MaskFormatter

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

Community

answered May 05 '14 at 06:09

angel_navarro

can i use this one? MaskFormatter dateMask = new MaskFormatter("hh:mm:ss"); – Kelvz May 05 '14 at 06:17
Really it should be something like this: MaskFormatter dateMask = new MaskFormatter("##:##"); dateMask.install(input); – angel_navarro May 05 '14 at 06:21
the problem here.. its time right what if they input 25:61 – Kelvz May 05 '14 at 06:32
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Please, check out this: http://www.mkyong.com/regular-expressions/how-to-validate-time-in-24-hours-format-with-regular-expression/ – angel_navarro May 05 '14 at 06:53

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