Date format in a JTextField

I have created 2 jtextfields to enter a start and stop date for printing a report within the date range selected. How do format the jtextfields to insure they are properly date formatted i.e. MM/dd/yyyy
Thanks, William

If you create an input binding of Formatted Text Field, you can specify the format mask by right-clicking the binding and clicking "Edit" from the structure pane. Then select "Format" and set whatever date format you need. This is true in 10.1.2, so it might not be available depending on what version you are using.

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hello,
everybody.
i am trying to perform a validation on text field, i.e if the input is in a date format then it will show, other wise it will consume the character.
please help me out of this problem i am stucked with it.
waitng for reply. the following is my code.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class RilJDateField implements KeyListener
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     JPanel panel;
     JLabel label;
     JTextField text;
     GridBagLayout gl;
     GridBagConstraints gbc;
     Date date = new Date();
     public static void main(String a[])
          new RilJDateField();
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          gl = new GridBagLayout();
          gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
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          label = new JLabel("Only Date Format");
          text = new JTextField(5);
          gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;
          gbc.gridx = 1;
          gbc.gridy = 1;
          gl.setConstraints(label,gbc);
          gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;
          gbc.gridx = 2;
          gbc.gridy = 1;
          gl.setConstraints(text,gbc);
          panel.add(label);
          panel.add(text);
          text.addKeyListener(this);
          text.requestFocus();
          frame = new JFrame("RilJDateField Demo");
          frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
          frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
                    public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we)
                         System.exit(0);
          frame.setSize(300,300);
          frame.setVisible(true);
     public void keyTyped(KeyEvent ke)
     public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke)
          DateFormat df;
          df = DateFormat.getDateInstance();
          df = (DateFormat) ke.getSource();
          if(!(df.equals(date)))
               ke.consume();
     public void keyReleased(KeyEvent ke)
}

hi,
thanks very much, u gave me great idea.
according to ur suggestion i used JFormattedTextField as well as SimpleDateFormat, but while giving keyevent i am getting the error,
so please if possible reply for this.
the error is
java.lang.ClassCastException
     at RilJDateField.keyTyped(RilJDateField.java:61)
     at java.awt.Component.processKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
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     at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)and my source code is
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class RilJDateField implements KeyListener
     JFrame frame;
     JPanel panel;
     JLabel label;
     JFormattedTextField text;
     GridBagLayout gl;
     GridBagConstraints gbc;
     Date date = new Date();
     SimpleDateFormat formatter;
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          new RilJDateField();
     public RilJDateField()
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          gl = new GridBagLayout();
          gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
          panel.setLayout(gl);
          label = new JLabel("Only Date Format");
          text = new JFormattedTextField();
          text.setColumns(10);
          formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd mm yyyy");
          gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;
          gbc.gridx = 1;
          gbc.gridy = 1;
          gl.setConstraints(label,gbc);
          gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;
          gbc.gridx = 2;
          gbc.gridy = 1;
          gl.setConstraints(text,gbc);
          panel.add(label);
          panel.add(text);
          text.addKeyListener(this);
          text.requestFocus();
          frame = new JFrame("RilJDateField Demo");
          frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
          frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
                    public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we)
                         System.exit(0);
          frame.setSize(300,300);
          frame.setVisible(true);
     public void keyTyped(KeyEvent ke)
          Date date = (Date) ke.getSource();
          if(!(date.equals(formatter)))
               ke.consume();
     public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke)
     public void keyReleased(KeyEvent ke)
}

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