requestFocusInWindow() not working

[Iyengar]

I am trying to get the initial focus to a Text Filed and use requestFocusInWindow. But for some reason it is not working. Any idea what could be the problem.

Here is the part of the code.

jcrewCodeTextFld_.requestFocusInWindow();

[hardwired]

Look up this method in the Component class api Method Summary section and follow the link to the Method Detail section. It contains a lot of information about how this works. You may have to place the method call after the app is made visible.

[Iyengar]

Thanks. This line did the trick
this.setInitialFocus(getMDateFld());

[ScottVal]

I am also having trouble with requestFocusInWindow().

I am creating a JPanel which contains two JPanels.

Let's call the first contained panel "Canvas." It is a customized control.

I want "Canvas" to request the focus, so I call isFocusable() in the constructor.

I'm wanting "Canvas" to get the focus so that it can respond to keyboard input.

I call requestFocusInWindow() whenever the mouse is moved or dragged over the "Canvas," but the method always returns false.

I checked the API docs to make sure I'm doing everything right: setVisible(true); setEnabled(true).

I even tried creating a simplified app which does nothing but request the focus, but even it does not work. It is simply a Frame which calls setVisible(true) and setEnabled(true) and isFocusable() and then requestFocusInWindow(), but even that fails.

Any ideas you have would be appreciated.
-Scott

[hardwired]

Try calling setFocusable(true) on the "Canvas" to get it to accept keyboard input.

[ScottVal]

I was already calling setFocusable(true), but it does not accept keyboard input.

When I call requestFocusInWindow(), it returns "false," telling me that the request was denied.

[Darryl.Burke]

Just a guess, but you may need to wrap the requestFocusInWindow in a SwingUtilities.invokeLater.

To get better help faster, post a SSCCE that clearly demonstrates the problem. Link: SSCCE : Java Glossary

db

[ScottVal]

Thanks for your response.

Although I didn't use invokeLater as you suggested, your idea jogged my mind to try something.

I was calling requestFocusInWindow() every time the mouse was pressed, moved or dragged over the control.

I created this control in NetBeans as a JPanel Form. I created a keyPressed event within the form.

Here's my new feature: I'm counting the number of accepted and denied requestFocusInWindow() calls.

It turns out the call usually is denied, but it sometimes is accepted, enough to make the keyPress event work.

So, I'm all better now. Thanks. -Scott