Formatted Text Field

I have a text field that I want the user to be able to enter up to 4 numbers. I tried a mask formatter using the "####" format, but that forces the user to enter 4 numbers. I want them to be able to enter, 1,2,3 or 4 numbers.

Hi,
I've implemented number fields based on JFormattedTextField.
They also support a min and a max value.
Maybe you find them useful (the library is open source):
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JRealNumberField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JDoubleField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JFloatField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JLocalizedRealNumberField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JLocalizedDoubleField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JLocalizedFloatField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JWholeNumberField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JByteField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JIntegerField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JLongField.html
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/api/org/softsmithy/lib/swing/JShortField.html
Tutorial:
http://softsmithy.sourceforge.net/lib/docs/tutorial/swing/number/index.html
Homepage:
http://www.softsmithy.org
Download:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=64833
Source:
http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=64833
http://softsmithy.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/softsmithy/trunk/lib/src/org/softsmithy/lib/
-Puce

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