Question

How to set the font of a JTextField in Java?

Answer 1

To set the font of a JTextField in Java, you can use the setFont() method. Here is an example code snippet that demonstrates how to create a JTextField with a custom font:

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import java.awt.Font;

public class MyFrame extends JFrame {
    public MyFrame() {
        JTextField textField = new JTextField("Enter text here", 20);
        Font font = new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 18); // create a custom font
        textField.setFont(font); // set the font
        add(textField);
        setSize(400, 400);
        setVisible(true);
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new MyFrame();
    }
}
 

In this example, we create a new JTextField instance with the initial text "Enter text here" and a preferred width of 20 columns. Then, we create a custom Font object with the font family "Serif", bold style, and size 18. Finally, we use the setFont() method to set the font of the text field to the custom font.

Note that you can create a Font object with any font family, style, and size you like using the Font constructor. You can also use one of the predefined font constants in the Font class, such as Font.SANS_SERIF, Font.BOLD, or Font.ITALIC.