Did you disable focus on that TextField object somewhere, through a setFocusEnabled(false)?
Another possibility: If your Texfield is grayed out, you must have disabled it somewhere, through a setEnabled(false) call.
Post some code if the problem remains. This type of problem has a deceptively simple solution ;-)
Regards,
Eric
Some code :
public class SplashWindow extends JWindow {
JPanel jPanel1 = new JPanel();
XYLayout xYLayout1 = new XYLayout();
JTextField jTextField2 = new JTextField();
JTextField jTextField1 = new JTextField();
JButton jButton1 = new JButton();
Border border1;
public SplashWindow() {
try {
jbInit();
}
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
private void jbInit() throws Exception {
border1 = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED,Color.white,Color.white,new Color(134, 134, 134),new Color(93, 93, 93)),BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5,5,4,4));
jPanel1.setLayout(xYLayout1);
jTextField2.setText("jTextField2");
jTextField1.setNextFocusableComponent(jTextField2);
jTextField1.setText("jTextField1");
jButton1.setText("jButton1");
jPanel1.setBorder(BorderFactory.createRaisedBevelBorder());
this.getContentPane().add(jPanel1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
jPanel1.add(jButton1, new XYConstraints(126, 68, -1, -1));
jPanel1.add(jTextField1, new XYConstraints(59, 102, -1, -1));
jPanel1.add(jTextField2, new XYConstraints(198, 106, -1, -1));
}
}
............................................
SplashWindow frame = new SplashWindow();
frame.setSize(new Dimension(400,200));
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.jTextField2.setRequestFocusEnabled(true);
frame.jTextField1.setRequestFocusEnabled(true);
frame.jTextField1.setNextFocusableComponent(frame.jTextField2);
frame.jTextField1.requestFocus();
and it doesn't work as I need :/
Do the following things and let me know...
*setVisible(true) must be the last statement in ur constructor!
*Remove these lines completlyjTextField1.setNextFocusableComponent(jTextField2);
frame.jTextField2.setRequestFocusEnabled(true);
frame.jTextField1.setRequestFocusEnabled(true);
frame.jTextField1.setNextFocusableComponent(frame.jTextField2);
frame.jTextField1.requestFocus();