Creates a copy of the DefaultFormatter.

return

copy of the DefaultFormatter

Installs the DefaultFormatter onto a particular JFormattedTextField. This will invoke valueToString to convert the current value from the JFormattedTextField to a String. This will then install the Actions from getActions, the DocumentFilter returned from getDocumentFilter and the NavigationFilter returned from getNavigationFilter onto the JFormattedTextField.

Subclasses will typically only need to override this if they wish to install additional listeners on the JFormattedTextField.

If there is a ParseException in converting the current value to a String, this will set the text to an empty String, and mark the JFormattedTextField as being in an invalid state.

While this is a public method, this is typically only useful for subclassers of JFormattedTextField. JFormattedTextField will invoke this method at the appropriate times when the value changes, or its internal state changes.

ftf	JFormattedTextField to format for, may be null indicating uninstall from current JFormattedTextField.

Converts the passed in String into an instance of getValueClass by way of the constructor that takes a String argument. If getValueClass returns null, the Class of the current value in the JFormattedTextField will be used. If this is null, a String will be returned. If the constructor thows an exception, a ParseException will be thrown. If there is no single argument String constructor, string will be returned.

Throws	ParseException: if there is an error in the conversion
string	String to convert
return	Object representation of text

Converts the passed in Object into a String by way of the toString method.

Throws	ParseException: if there is an error in the conversion
value	Value to convert
return	String representation of value

Sets whether or not the value being edited is allowed to be invalid for a length of time (that is, stringToValue throws a ParseException). It is often convenient to allow the user to temporarily input an invalid value.

allowsInvalid

Used to indicate if the edited value must always be valid

Returns whether or not the value being edited is allowed to be invalid for a length of time.

return

false if the edited value must always be valid

Sets when edits are published back to the JFormattedTextField. If true, commitEdit is invoked after every valid edit (any time the text is edited). On the other hand, if this is false than the DefaultFormatter does not publish edits back to the JFormattedTextField. As such, the only time the value of the JFormattedTextField will change is when commitEdit is invoked on JFormattedTextField, typically when enter is pressed or focus leaves the JFormattedTextField.

commit

Used to indicate when edits are commited back to the JTextComponent

Returns when edits are published back to the JFormattedTextField.

return

true if edits are commited after evey valid edit

Returns the DocumentFilter used to restrict the characters that can be input into the JFormattedTextField.

return

DocumentFilter to restrict edits

Returns the NavigationFilter used to restrict where the cursor can be placed.

return

NavigationFilter to restrict navigation

Configures the behavior when inserting characters. If overwriteMode is true (the default), new characters overwrite existing characters in the model.

overwriteMode

Indicates if overwrite or overstrike mode is used

Returns the behavior when inserting characters.

return

true if newly inserted characters overwrite existing characters

Sets that class that is used to create new Objects. If the passed in class does not have a single argument constructor that takes a String, String values will be used.

valueClass

Class used to construct return value from stringToValue

Returns that class that is used to create new Objects.

return

Class used to constuct return value from stringToValue