Initializing and overlaying dates(second posting)

Question

I am attempting to initialize a formattedTextField with the current date. I then want the user to be able to enter a date before the current date. The format I am using is MM/dd/yy. I want my user to be able to enter the date and not have to worry about the "/"s. If I don't initialize the field with the current date but with "00/00/00". The field behaves as required. I can use the following code
MaskFormatter formatter = new MaskFormatter("##/##/##");
            formatter.setPlaceholderCharacter('0');
            FromDate = new JFormattedTextField(formatter);
            FromDate.setValue("00/00/00");When I attempt to add the date as initialization I use the following code:
MaskFormatter formatter = new MaskFormatter("##/##/##");
            formatter.setPlaceholderCharacter('0');
            FromDate = new JFormattedTextField(formatter);
             DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT);
            FromDate.setText(df.format(new Date()).toString());The date appears correctly. The field does not behave as before. It inserts characters instead of overlaying and doesn't seem to respect the mask.
What is a good way of initializing the date and overlaying the initialization while respecting the "/"s.

Answer 1

I am attempting to initialize a formattedTextField with the current date. I then want the user to be able to enter a date before the current date. The format I am using is MM/dd/yy. I want my user to be able to enter the date and not have to worry about the "/"s. If I don't initialize the field with the current date but with "00/00/00". The field behaves as required. I can use the following code
MaskFormatter formatter = new MaskFormatter("##/##/##");
            formatter.setPlaceholderCharacter('0');
            FromDate = new JFormattedTextField(formatter);
            FromDate.setValue("00/00/00");When I attempt to add the date as initialization I use the following code:
MaskFormatter formatter = new MaskFormatter("##/##/##");
            formatter.setPlaceholderCharacter('0');
            FromDate = new JFormattedTextField(formatter);
             DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT);
            FromDate.setText(df.format(new Date()).toString());The date appears correctly. The field does not behave as before. It inserts characters instead of overlaying and doesn't seem to respect the mask.
What is a good way of initializing the date and overlaying the initialization while respecting the "/"s.