Listener only for the first click on JTextField

Question

Is there a java event for JTextField do like : if the cursor already was in the JTextField and MousePressed = do nothing if click on the JTextField for the first time = do things I have been used , MousePressed(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) but this not exactly what I want. thank you

Answer 1

You can implement your own custom logic:

• Store a "flag" like global boolean variable:

   boolean alreadyClicked = false

• Each time you click the JTextField check (and toggle) that variable:

   if(!alreadyClicked) { alreadyClicked = true; // do your work }

• When focusing out from that field toggle variable again to:

   alreadyClicked = false;