Java Swing JTextField.getText is not returning anything -

Java Swing JTextField.getText is not returning anything -

for reason gettext not working text field.

perhaps doing wrong this.

private jtextfield txttemp; txttemp = new jtextfield(); txttemp.setbounds(350, 57, 86, 20); mainpanel.add(txttemp); txttemp.setcolumns(10); string filepath = txttemp.gettext(); system.out.println("file path is" +filepath);

nothing beingness printed when typed in text box.

i did using action listener. load program, , have user add together text.

btntest = new jbutton("test"); btntest.addactionlistener(new actionlistener() { public void actionperformed(actionevent arg0) { string filepath = txttemp.gettext(); system.out.println("file path is" +filepath); } });

still returns blank.

any ideas?

"nothing beingness printed when typed in text box."... "still returns blank."

sounds want happen whenever text field beingness type into. utilize documentlistener, listener changes in underlying document of text field.

final jtextfield field = new jtextfield(20); field.getdocument().adddocumentlistener(new documentlistener(){ @override public void insertupdate(documentevent e) { printtext(); } @override public void removeupdate(documentevent e) { printtext(); } @override public void changedupdate(documentevent e) { printtext(); } private void printtext() { system.out.println(field.gettext()); } }); see more explanation @ how write document listener

aside, if want happen when utilize type enter, add together actionlistener text field.

java swing