isEnabled() method

[harsimran05]

i want to add isEnabled() method to JTextField, i write a code

tRate=new JTextField();
	if (tRate.isEnabled()){
	JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(c,"press any key to get rate");
		}

but it is giving message just after compilation of program instead when tRate is enabled

[stevanity]

TextFields are enabled by default....

[Majestics]

all the fields which are created are enabled by default
use this code to disable items

object.setEnabled(false);

[harsimran05]

then how can we add message dailog box to text field

[Majestics]

Well according to my opnion better practice will be making a textfield and a small beautiful button with it. Disable text field. When the user press the button the message box display and ask for data and display it in textfield...
And i think you need confirmation box , not the messagebox.

[hfx642]

Instead of testing your JTextfield to see if it isEnabled(),
use a variable and track it yourself.
You can set it using Object.setEnabled(Variable); as indicated by Majestics.

[harsimran05]

thanks