JavaFX 2.2 TextField maxlength

Question

I am working with a JavaFX 2.2 project and I have a problem using the TextField control. I want to limit the characters that users will enter to each TextField but I can\'t

Answer 1

I'm using a simpler way to both limit the number of characters and force numeric input:

public TextField data;
public static final int maxLength = 5;

data.textProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener() {
    @Override
    public void changed(ObservableValue observable,
            String oldValue, String newValue) {
        try {
            // force numeric value by resetting to old value if exception is thrown
            Integer.parseInt(newValue);
            // force correct length by resetting to old value if longer than maxLength
            if(newValue.length() > maxLength)
                data.setText(oldValue);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            data.setText(oldValue);
        }
    }
});