Fixed date separators on a textfield (dd-mm-YYYY)

Question

I need a textfield used for a date input, with fixed separators in order to help the user check the date he is writing. I need it to come as default with "-" separators between date month and year: xx-xx-xxxx, when x is just spaces at the begining, but after the user input something like: 03-05-1992. How can i get this? Thanks

Answer 1

Use a JFormattedTextField with SimpleDateFormat and MaskFormatter, example here.