Java - Check if JTextField is empty or not

Question

So I got know this is a popular question and already found the solution. But when I try this it doesn't work properly.

My JTextField is empty and the button isn't enabled. When I write something in my textfield the button doesn't get enabled.

So my program should check this field every second whether it's empty or not. As soon as someone writes something into the textfield the button should be enabled.^^

loginbt = new JButton("Login");
    loginbt.addActionListener(new loginHandler());
    add(loginbt);

    if(name.getText().equals("")) {
        loginbt.setEnabled(false);
    }else {
        loginbt.setEnabled(true);
    }

Answer 1

For that you need to add change listener (a DocumentListener which reacts for change in the text) for your JTextField, and within actionPerformed(), you need to update the loginButton to enabled/disabled depending on the whether the JTextfield is empty or not.

Below is what I found from this thread.

yourJTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
  public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
    changed();
  }
  public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
    changed();
  }
  public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
    changed();
  }

  public void changed() {
     if (yourJTextField.getText().equals("")){
       loginButton.setEnabled(false);
     }
     else {
       loginButton.setEnabled(true);
    }

  }
});

Answer 2

The following will return true if the JTextField "name" does not contain text:

name.getText().isEmpty

Answer 3

What you need is something called Document Listener. See How to Write a Document Listener.

Answer 4

To Check JTextFiled is empty or not condition:

if( (billnotf.getText().length()==0)||(billtabtf.getText().length()==0))

Answer 5

Well, the code that renders the button enabled/disabled:

if(name.getText().equals("")) {
    loginbt.setEnabled(false);
}else {
    loginbt.setEnabled(true);
}

must be written in javax.swing.event.ChangeListener and attached to the field (see here). A change in field's value should trigger the listener to reevaluate the object state. What did you expect?

Answer 6

use the following code :

if(name.getText().equals(""))
{
loginbt.disable();
}

Answer 7

you can use isEmpty() or isBlank() methods regarding what you need.

---

Returns true if, and only if, length() is 0.

this.name.getText().isEmpty();

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Returns true if the string is empty or contains only white space codepoints, otherwise false

this.name.getText().isBlank();

Answer 8

Try this

if(name.getText() != null && name.getText().equals(""))
{
        loginbt.setEnabled(false);
}
else
{
        loginbt.setEnabled(true);
}

Answer 9

if(name.getText().hashCode() != 0){
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "not empty");
}
else{
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "empty");
}

Answer 10

private void jButton4ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
    // Submit Button        

    String Fname = jTextField1.getText();
    String Lname = jTextField2.getText();
    String Desig = jTextField3.getText();
    String Nic = jTextField4.getText();
    String Phone = jTextField5.getText();
    String Add = jTextArea1.getText();
    String Dob = jTextField6.getText();
    // String Gender;
    // Image

    if (Fname.hashCode() == 0 || Lname.hashCode() == 0 || Desig.hashCode() == 0 || Nic.hashCode() == 0 || Phone.hashCode() == 0 || Add.hashCode() == 0)
    {
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Some fields are empty!");
    }
    else
    {
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "OK");
    }
}

Answer 11

Try this one and change booleans statements around.

String text = name.getText(); 
if(!text.isEmpty()) {
    loginbt.setEnabled(true);
}else {
    loginbt.setEnabled(false);
}

In my action method it worked fine.

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
    String inputText = e.getActionCommand();
    String itext = text1.getText();
    if(inputText.equals("Submit") && !itext.isEmpty()){
        label1.setText(text1.getText());
        text1.setText("");
    }
}

Answer 12

Try with keyListener in your textfield

jTextField.addKeyListener(new KeyListener() {

        @Override
        public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
        }

        @Override
        public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
            if (text.getText().length() >= 1) {
                button.setEnabled(true);
            } else {
                button.setEnabled(false);
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
        }

    });