I'm working on a gui that has multiple textfields that the user enters data into. When the program opens, I have the instructions for what the user is supposed to enter into the textfield set as the "text". I have it set to when user clicks textfield, the text will disappear, but I can't figure out how to get it to disappear when tabbed over into the next jtextfield. I want the user to be able to click on the first textfield, and never have to use the mouse again, but also without having to go crazy on the backspace or del. Thanks
/*
* ArcheryProgramView.java
*/
package archeryprogram;
import org.jdesktop.application.Action;
import org.jdesktop.application.ResourceMap;
import org.jdesktop.application.SingleFrameApplication;
import org.jdesktop.application.FrameView;
import org.jdesktop.application.TaskMonitor;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
/**
* The application's main frame.
*/
public class ArcheryProgramView extends FrameView {
public ArcheryProgramView(SingleFrameApplication app) {
super(app);
initComponents();
// status bar initialization - message timeout, idle icon and busy animation, etc
ResourceMap resourceMap = getResourceMap();
int messageTimeout = resourceMap.getInteger("StatusBar.messageTimeout");
messageTimer = new Timer(messageTimeout, new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
statusMessageLabel.setText("");
}
});
messageTimer.setRepeats(false);
int busyAnimationRate = resourceMap.getInteger("StatusBar.busyAnimationRate");
for (int i = 0; i < busyIcons.length; i++) {
busyIcons[i] = resourceMap.getIcon("StatusBar.busyIcons[" + i + "]");
}
busyIconTimer = new Timer(busyAnimationRate, new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
busyIconIndex = (busyIconIndex + 1) % busyIcons.length;
statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(busyIcons[busyIconIndex]);
}
});
idleIcon = resourceMap.getIcon("StatusBar.idleIcon");
statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(idleIcon);
progressBar.setVisible(false);
// connecting action tasks to status bar via TaskMonitor
TaskMonitor taskMonitor = new TaskMonitor(getApplication().getContext());
taskMonitor.addPropertyChangeListener(new java.beans.PropertyChangeListener() {
public void propertyChange(java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
String propertyName = evt.getPropertyName();
if ("started".equals(propertyName)) {
if (!busyIconTimer.isRunning()) {
statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(busyIcons[0]);
busyIconIndex = 0;
busyIconTimer.start();
}
progressBar.setVisible(true);
progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
} else if ("done".equals(propertyName)) {
busyIconTimer.stop();
statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(idleIcon);
progressBar.setVisible(false);
progressBar.setValue(0);
} else if ("message".equals(propertyName)) {
String text = (String)(evt.getNewValue());
statusMessageLabel.setText((text == null) ? "" : text);
messageTimer.restart();
} else if ("progress".equals(propertyName)) {
int value = (Integer)(evt.getNewValue());
progressBar.setVisible(true);
progressBar.setIndeterminate(false);
progressBar.setValue(value);
}
}
});
}
@Action
public void showAboutBox() {
if (aboutBox == null) {
JFrame mainFrame = ArcheryProgramApp.getApplication().getMainFrame();
aboutBox = new ArcheryProgramAboutBox(mainFrame);
aboutBox.setLocationRelativeTo(mainFrame);
}
ArcheryProgramApp.getApplication().show(aboutBox);
}
/** This method is called from within the constructor to
* initialize the form.
* WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
* always regenerated by the Form Editor.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {
mainPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
jTextArea1 = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jTextField2 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jTextField3 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
jLabel4 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jTextField4 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();
jLabel5 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jTextField5 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jTextField6 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jTextField7 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jTextField8 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
menuBar = new javax.swing.JMenuBar();
javax.swing.JMenu fileMenu = new javax.swing.JMenu();
javax.swing.JMenuItem exitMenuItem = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
javax.swing.JMenu helpMenu = new javax.swing.JMenu();
javax.swing.JMenuItem aboutMenuItem = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
statusPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
javax.swing.JSeparator statusPanelSeparator = new javax.swing.JSeparator();
statusMessageLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
statusAnimationLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
progressBar = new javax.swing.JProgressBar();
org.jdesktop.application.ResourceMap resourceMap = org.jdesktop.application.Application.getInstance(archeryprogram.ArcheryProgramApp.class).getContext().getResourceMap(ArcheryProgramView.class);
mainPanel.setBackground(resourceMap.getColor("mainPanel.background")); // NOI18N
mainPanel.setName("mainPanel"); // NOI18N
jScrollPane1.setName("jScrollPane1"); // NOI18N
jTextArea1.setBackground(resourceMap.getColor("jTextArea1.background")); // NOI18N
jTextArea1.setColumns(20);
jTextArea1.setFont(resourceMap.getFont("jTextArea1.font")); // NOI18N
jTextArea1.setForeground(resourceMap.getColor("jTextArea1.foreground")); // NOI18N
jTextArea1.setRows(5);
jTextArea1.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextArea1.text")); // NOI18N
jTextArea1.setName("jTextArea1"); // NOI18N
jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTextArea1);
jTextField1.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField1.text")); // NOI18N
jTextField1.setName("jTextField1"); // NOI18N
jTextField1.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField1MouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jLabel1.setText(resourceMap.getString("jLabel1.text")); // NOI18N
jLabel1.setName("jLabel1"); // NOI18N
jLabel2.setText(resourceMap.getString("jLabel2.text")); // NOI18N
jLabel2.setName("jLabel2"); // NOI18N
jLabel3.setText(resourceMap.getString("jLabel3.text")); // NOI18N
jLabel3.setName("jLabel3"); // NOI18N
jTextField2.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField2.text")); // NOI18N
javax.swing.ActionMap actionMap = org.jdesktop.application.Application.getInstance(archeryprogram.ArcheryProgramApp.class).getContext().getActionMap(ArcheryProgramView.class, this);
jTextField2.setAction(actionMap.get("clear")); // NOI18N
jTextField2.setName("jTextField2"); // NOI18N
jTextField2.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField2MouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jTextField3.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField3.text")); // NOI18N
jTextField3.setName("jTextField3"); // NOI18N
jTextField3.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField3MouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jTextField3.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
jTextField3ActionPerformed(evt);
}
});
jTextField3.addInputMethodListener(new java.awt.event.InputMethodListener() {
public void caretPositionChanged(java.awt.event.InputMethodEvent evt) {
jTextField3CaretPositionChanged(evt);
}
public void inputMethodTextChanged(java.awt.event.InputMethodEvent evt) {
}
});
jTextField3.addKeyListener(new java.awt.event.KeyAdapter() {
public void keyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {
jTextField3KeyReleased(evt);
}
});
jButton1.setAction(actionMap.get("weight")); // NOI18N
jButton1.setText(resourceMap.getString("jButton1.text")); // NOI18N
jButton1.setName("jButton1"); // NOI18N
jLabel4.setText(resourceMap.getString("jLabel4.text")); // NOI18N
jLabel4.setName("jLabel4"); // NOI18N
jTextField4.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField4.text")); // NOI18N
jTextField4.setName("jTextField4"); // NOI18N
jTextField4.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField4MouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jButton2.setText(resourceMap.getString("jButton2.text")); // NOI18N
jButton2.setName("jButton2"); // NOI18N
jLabel5.setText(resourceMap.getString("jLabel5.text")); // NOI18N
jLabel5.setName("jLabel5"); // NOI18N
jTextField5.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField5.text")); // NOI18N
jTextField5.setName("jTextField5"); // NOI18N
jTextField5.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField5MouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jTextField6.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField6.text")); // NOI18N
jTextField6.setName("jTextField6"); // NOI18N
jTextField6.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField6MouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jTextField7.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField7.text")); // NOI18N
jTextField7.setName("jTextField7"); // NOI18N
jTextField7.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField7MouseClicked(evt);
}
});
jTextField8.setText(resourceMap.getString("jTextField8.text")); // NOI18N
jTextField8.setName("jTextField8"); // NOI18N
javax.swing.GroupLayout mainPanelLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(mainPanel);
mainPanel.setLayout(mainPanelLayout);
mainPanelLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(19, 19, 19)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(jLabel3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 79, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGap(193, 193, 193))
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 218, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(jLabel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 163, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addGap(83, 83, 83))
.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 89, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 92, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(144, 144, 144)
.addComponent(jTextField2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
.addGap(26, 26, 26)))
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jTextField4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(jTextField5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 79, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGap(18, 18, 18)
.addComponent(jTextField6, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 80, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addComponent(jTextField7, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGap(18, 18, 18)
.addComponent(jTextField8, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 76, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGap(30, 30, 30)
.addComponent(jButton1))
.addComponent(jButton2))
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jLabel4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 67, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jLabel5))
.addGap(191, 191, 191))
);
mainPanelLayout.setVerticalGroup(
mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 63, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGap(70, 70, 70)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
.addComponent(jLabel3)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(jTextField2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jTextField5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jTextField6, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jTextField7, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jLabel4)
.addComponent(jButton1)
.addComponent(jTextField8, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
.addGap(18, 18, 18)
.addGroup(mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(jLabel1)
.addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jTextField4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jLabel5)
.addComponent(jButton2))
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
.addComponent(jLabel2)
.addContainerGap(258, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
menuBar.setName("menuBar"); // NOI18N
fileMenu.setText(resourceMap.getString("fileMenu.text")); // NOI18N
fileMenu.setName("fileMenu"); // NOI18N
exitMenuItem.setAction(actionMap.get("quit")); // NOI18N
exitMenuItem.setName("exitMenuItem"); // NOI18N
fileMenu.add(exitMenuItem);
menuBar.add(fileMenu);
helpMenu.setText(resourceMap.getString("helpMenu.text")); // NOI18N
helpMenu.setName("helpMenu"); // NOI18N
aboutMenuItem.setAction(actionMap.get("showAboutBox")); // NOI18N
aboutMenuItem.setName("aboutMenuItem"); // NOI18N
helpMenu.add(aboutMenuItem);
menuBar.add(helpMenu);
statusPanel.setName("statusPanel"); // NOI18N
statusPanelSeparator.setName("statusPanelSeparator"); // NOI18N
statusMessageLabel.setName("statusMessageLabel"); // NOI18N
statusAnimationLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.LEFT);
statusAnimationLabel.setName("statusAnimationLabel"); // NOI18N
progressBar.setName("progressBar"); // NOI18N
javax.swing.GroupLayout statusPanelLayout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(statusPanel);
statusPanel.setLayout(statusPanelLayout);
statusPanelLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
statusPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(statusPanelSeparator, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 1162, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addGroup(statusPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(statusMessageLabel)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 992, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addComponent(progressBar, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addComponent(statusAnimationLabel)
.addContainerGap())
);
statusPanelLayout.setVerticalGroup(
statusPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(statusPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addComponent(statusPanelSeparator, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addGroup(statusPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(statusMessageLabel)
.addComponent(statusAnimationLabel)
.addComponent(progressBar, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addGap(3, 3, 3))
);
setComponent(mainPanel);
setMenuBar(menuBar);
setStatusBar(statusPanel);
}// </editor-fold>
private void jTextField2MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField2.setText("");// TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField3MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField3.setText(""); // TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField1MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField1.setText(""); // TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField4MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField4.setText(""); // TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField3KeyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {
// TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField3CaretPositionChanged(java.awt.event.InputMethodEvent evt) {
// TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField5MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField5.setText(""); // TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField6MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField6.setText(""); // TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField7MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
jTextField7.setText(""); // TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField3ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
// TODO add your handling code here:
}
private void jTextField3FocusGained(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt) {
jTextField3.setText(null);
}
@Action
public void weight() {
float gpi= Float.parseFloat(jTextField2.getText());
float weight= Float.parseFloat(jTextField3.getText());
float novanes= Float.parseFloat(jTextField5.getText());
float vaneweight= Float.parseFloat(jTextField6.getText());
float nock= Float.parseFloat(jTextField7.getText());
float point= Float.parseFloat(jTextField8.getText());
float totalvane= novanes*vaneweight;
float totalweight= (gpi*weight)+totalvane+nock+point;
System.out.println("totalweight = "+totalweight);
jLabel4.setText(""+totalweight+" grains");
}
// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel4;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel5;
private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextArea1;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField2;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField3;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField4;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField5;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField6;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField7;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField8;
private javax.swing.JPanel mainPanel;
private javax.swing.JMenuBar menuBar;
private javax.swing.JProgressBar progressBar;
private javax.swing.JLabel statusAnimationLabel;
private javax.swing.JLabel statusMessageLabel;
private javax.swing.JPanel statusPanel;
// End of variables declaration
private final Timer messageTimer;
private final Timer busyIconTimer;
private final Icon idleIcon;
private final Icon[] busyIcons = new Icon[15];
private int busyIconIndex = 0;
private JDialog aboutBox;
}
right click on your textfield component and goto Events then goto Focus then select focus gained and the code will appear to you as private void
jTextField1FocusGained(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt) {
// TODO add your handling code here:
}
now edit the // TODO add your handling code here: and make it as:
jTextField1FocusGained(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt) {
jtextField.setText("");
}
so when you will press tab it will gain focus (if you will press from another tab)