text field limit

Hello,

I am trying to make a JTextField and i want to limit it to 6 characters only, is it possible, i read the doc of the JTextField class but didnt find anything..., if there like a method to it, or should i implement one myself, or what can i do to limit it?

Regards,

You could use a DocumentFilter!
Text Component Features (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)

Thanks eRaaaa for the link, and it seems to be what i want, but it says this applys for the text pane is it the same as text field? is it okay for me to use it in text field?

Yes. The JTextField document class is by default the PlainDocument which extends the AbstractDocument!

ahaa, i see
thnx very much it helped me