Java: I don’t want to allow Plus (+) or Minus (-) sign as a first entry of my JTextField.

In my previous example I have shown about How to add TextField (JTextField)in java.

Here I will try to show how to add validation in JTextField.

Suppose,I am trying to prepare a Calculator and I don’t want my user to give invalid input at the  first keypress entry,  for example, Plus (+) or Minus (-).

But, they can give any numeric entry at the first keyPress.So, I  need to put validation in my JTextField so that Plus (+) or Minus (–) sign will not be allowed at the first keypress /key entry, but  they are allowed after any numeric or digit entry.

In the given example, if users press (+) or (–) sign at first, our program will show error message but it will allow users to take numeric entry at first. After first entry, (+) or minus (-) will be allowed.

 

Code Example:

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import javax.swing.*;

import java.util.*;

public class Calc extends JFrame

{

   JTextField ques, answer;

   private Toolkit toolkit;

   char ch;

   int plusOccurs=0;

        public Calc()

                   {                

       JPanel panel =new JPanel();

       getContentPane().add(panel);

       panel.setLayout(null);

          setSize(300,200);

          setTitle(“Easy Calculator”);

              setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

               toolkit=getToolkit();

                    Dimension size=toolkit.getScreenSize();

                    setLocation(size.width/2-getWidth()/2, size.height/2-getHeight()/2);

                    ques=new JTextField();

                    answer=new JTextField();

        JButton calculate=new JButton(“Calculate”);

        calculate.setBounds(75,50,90,30);

                   ques.setBounds(10,10,220,30);     // Positioning of TextField(JTextField)

          answer.setBounds(10,100,220,30); //Positioning  of TextField(JTextField)

          panel.add(calculate);

          panel.add(ques );    // Adding TextField(JTextField) in JPanel

          panel.add(answer );  // Adding TextField(JTextField) in JPanel

                    ques.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter()

                    {

                    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)

                    {

                      ch=e.getKeyChar();

               if (ch==’+’ && ques.getText().length()==0)

                 {

   System.out.println(“\n”);

   System.out.println(“Sorry, You have entered :”+ch+”:at first,Please Enter Numeric value, then try”);

                      ques.setEditable(false);

                      ques.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

                      }

                    else if (ch==’-‘&& ques.getText().length()==0)

                 {

                      System.out.println(“\n”);

                                         System.out.println(“Sorry, You have entered :”+ch+”:at first,Please Enter Numeric value at first”);

                      ques.setEditable(false);

                      ques.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

                      }

                      else

                      {

                      ques.setEditable(true);

                      ques.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

                      }

                    }

                    });

                    }