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copied!<p>You could create your own:</p> <pre><code>import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.FocusEvent; import java.awt.event.FocusListener; import javax.swing.*; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { final JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); final JTextField textFieldA = new HintTextField("A hint here"); final JTextField textFieldB = new HintTextField("Another hint here"); frame.add(textFieldA, BorderLayout.NORTH); frame.add(textFieldB, BorderLayout.CENTER); JButton btnGetText = new JButton("Get text"); btnGetText.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { String message = String.format("textFieldA='%s', textFieldB='%s'", textFieldA.getText(), textFieldB.getText()); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, message); } }); frame.add(btnGetText, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setVisible(true); frame.pack(); } } class HintTextField extends JTextField implements FocusListener { private final String hint; private boolean showingHint; public HintTextField(final String hint) { super(hint); this.hint = hint; this.showingHint = true; super.addFocusListener(this); } @Override public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) { if(this.getText().isEmpty()) { super.setText(""); showingHint = false; } } @Override public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) { if(this.getText().isEmpty()) { super.setText(hint); showingHint = true; } } @Override public String getText() { return showingHint ? "" : super.getText(); } } </code></pre> <p>If you're still on Java 1.5, replace the <code>this.getText().isEmpty()</code> with <code>this.getText().length() == 0</code>.</p>

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