How to Get Current Caret Position in JTextField

Below code demonstrates how to get current caret position in a JTextField import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import...

Below code demonstrates how to get current caret position in a JTextField

import java.awt.FlowLayout;
 
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.event.CaretEvent;
import javax.swing.event.CaretListener;
public class JTextFieldCaretPosition extends JFrame  implements CaretListener{
      JTextFieldCaretPosition()
      {
          this.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());
               
                //create new JTextField
                JTextField field = new JTextField("JTextField Caret Position Example");
               
                add(field);
               
                //add CaretListener in order to listen for caret position changes
                field.addCaretListener(this);
                setSize(300,200);
                setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                setVisible(true);
                
        }
 
        //override caretUpdate event to capture caret position changes
        public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e) {
               
                /*
                 * To get the current position of caret use,
                 * int getDot()
                 * method of CaretEvent class.
                 */
               
                int position = e.getDot();
               
                //show current position in the status bar of an applet
               System.out.println(position);
        
          
      }          
public static void main(String args[]){
    
        
 new JTextFieldCaretPosition();
       
}
}

See also:

• JTextField setBackground Color Example
• JFrame HIDE_ON_CLOSE