Help with JTextField

Question

Hi all,
If I have the text content is longer than the JTextField, by default, it show me the last part of the text content on the JTextField. How can I make it to show the left (first) part of the content. Thanks for you help.

Answer 1

I forgot the code:
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.SpringLayout;
import java.awt.Container;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
public class Untitled1 extends JFrame
JMenu mFile;
public JLabel stateid, taxpayerName,_title;
public JTextField stateidText, taxpayerNameText;
private SpringLayout layout;
private Container contentPane;
public Untitled1()
contentPane = this.getContentPane();
layout = new SpringLayout();
contentPane.setLayout(layout);
JMenuBar menubar = createMenuBar();
setJMenuBar(menubar);
setLocation(200, 100);
this.setResizable(false);
setSize(300, 250);
constructGUI();
this.setTaxpayerName("This is long name and you only see the last part");
public void constructGUI()
String title = "TAXPAYER INFORMATION";
_title = new JLabel(title);
_title.setLocation(255, 0);
_title.setSize(200, 15);
contentPane.add(_title);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, _title, 70,
SpringLayout.WEST, contentPane);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, _title, 15,
SpringLayout.NORTH, contentPane);
_stateid = new JLabel("State ID * :");
contentPane.add(_stateid);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, _stateid, 15,
SpringLayout.WEST, contentPane);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, _stateid, 15,
SpringLayout.SOUTH, _title);
_stateidText = new JTextField(13);
contentPane.add(_stateidText);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, _stateidText, 50,
SpringLayout.EAST, _stateid);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, _stateidText, 15,
SpringLayout.SOUTH, _title);
_taxpayerName = new JLabel("Taxpayer Name:");
contentPane.add(_taxpayerName);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, _taxpayerName, 15,
SpringLayout.WEST, contentPane);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, _taxpayerName, 15,
SpringLayout.SOUTH, _stateid);
_taxpayerNameText = new JTextField(13);
contentPane.add(_taxpayerNameText);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.WEST, _taxpayerNameText, 15,
SpringLayout.EAST, _taxpayerName);
layout.putConstraint(SpringLayout.NORTH, _taxpayerNameText, 15,
SpringLayout.SOUTH, _stateid);
public JMenuBar createMenuBar()
final JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
menuBar.add(createFileMenu()); //add File to menu bar
return menuBar;
public JMenu createFileMenu()
mFile = new JMenu("File");
mFile.setMnemonic('f');
mFile.add(createTaxpayer()); //add exit to file
return mFile;
public JMenuItem createTaxpayer()
JMenuItem taxpayer = new JMenuItem("Taxpayer");
taxpayer.addActionListener(taxpayerActionListener);
return taxpayer;
ActionListener taxpayerActionListener = new ActionListener()
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
Untitled1 test = new Untitled1();
test.setVisible(true);
public void setStateid(String stateid)
this._stateidText.setText(stateid);
public void setTaxpayerName(String taxpayerName)
this._taxpayerNameText.setText(taxpayerName);
public String getTaxpayerName()
return this._taxpayerNameText.getText();
public String getStateid()
return this._stateidText.getText();
public static void main(String[] args) {
Untitled1 untitled1 = new Untitled1();
untitled1.setVisible(true);
}