Get Current Caret Position in JTextField Example

/*
Get Current Caret Position in JTextField Example
This java example shows how to get current position of caret in JTextField
using Java Swing JTextField class.
*/
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import javax.swing.JApplet;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.event.CaretEvent;
import javax.swing.event.CaretListener;
/*
<applet code="GetCaretPositionInJTextFieldExample" width=200 height=200>
</applet>
*/
/*
* Implement CaretListener in order to listen for caret position
* change event.
*/
public class GetCaretPositionInJTextFieldExample extends JApplet implements CaretListener{
public void init(){
//set flow layout for the applet
this.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());
//create new JTextField
JTextField field = new JTextField("JTextField Caret Position Example");
add(field);
//add CaretListener in order to listen for caret position changes
field.addCaretListener(this);
}
//override caretUpdate event to capture caret position changes
public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e) {
/*
* To get the current position of caret use,
* int getDot()
* method of CaretEvent class.
*/
int position = e.getDot();
//show current position in the status bar of an applet
getAppletContext().showStatus("Caret Position :" + position);
}
}