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try {
System.out.println("Contents: " + source.getText(0, length));
} catch (BadLocationException badLocationException) {
System.out.println("Contents: Unknown");
}
}
};
nameTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(documentListener);
cityTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(documentListener);

frame.setSize(250, 100);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
};
EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
}
}

Customizing a JTextField Look and Feel
Each installable Swing look and feel provides a different JTextField appearance and set of
default UIResource values. The available set of 25 UIResource -related properties for a JTextField is
shown in Table 15-5.

Table 15-5. JTextField UIResource Elements

Property String Object Type

text Color

textHighlight Color

textHighlightText Color

textInactiveText Color

TextField.actionMap ActionMap

TextField.background Color

TextField.border Border

TextField.caretAspectRatio Number

TextField.caretBlinkRate Integer

TextField.caretForeground Color

TextField.darkShadow Color

TextField.disabledBackground Color

TextField.focusInputMap InputMap

TextField.font Font