How to limit JPasswordField to 4 digits?

Question

I just saw some questions here, but none of them resolve the problem for me. I have got a JPasswordField and I need that the user cannot input more than 4 digits in the EscPin JPasswordField

private void EscPinActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                       
    // TODO add your handling code here:
}

private javax.swing.JButton Entrar;
private javax.swing.JTextField EscNConta;
private javax.swing.JPasswordField EscPin;
private javax.swing.JLabel Logo;
private javax.swing.JLabel NConta;
private javax.swing.JLabel Pin;
private javax.swing.JButton Sair;

@Carcigenicate just doesnt work, is there a way to do it without creat a new class — Rui Maia, May 16 '17 at 18:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 16 '17 at 18:41

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You have to get the internal Document of JPasswordField. try this it will work.

PlainDocument d=(PlainDocument) jPasswordField1.getDocument();
d.setDocumentFilter(new DocumentFilter(){

        @Override
        public void replace(DocumentFilter.FilterBypass fb, int offset, int length, String text, AttributeSet attrs) throws BadLocationException {
            String string =fb.getDocument().getText(0, fb.getDocument().getLength())+text;

            if(string.length() <= 4)
            super.replace(fb, offset, length, text, attrs); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
        }



    });

answered May 16 '17 at 18:41

NEKIBUR RAHMAN

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And where i put this? i put in the `private void` of the JPasswordField and the user can put more than 4 digits – Rui Maia May 17 '17 at 19:21
Inside the constructor. – NEKIBUR RAHMAN May 18 '17 at 03:47
@Rui Maia can you please accept the answer. It would help me a lot. – NEKIBUR RAHMAN Jun 01 '17 at 19:53

How to limit JPasswordField to 4 digits?

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