http://localhost:1313/javafx/elements/nodes/textformatter/Recent content in All About TextFormatter on PragmaticCodingHugo -- gohugo.ioennuno@n9o.xyz (Blowfish)nuno@n9o.xyz (Blowfish)© 2026 BlowfishTue, 11 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500http://localhost:1313/javafx/elements/nodes/textformatter/part-1/Tue, 11 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500nuno@n9o.xyz (Blowfish)http://localhost:1313/javafx/elements/nodes/textformatter/part-1/An introduction to <code>TextFormatter</code>, showing you how to integrate it into a <code>TextField</code> and how to use it to convert the input from <code>String</code> to some other kind of value. Then we&rsquo;ll look at how to add a filter to prevent the user from entering invalid data.http://localhost:1313/javafx/elements/nodes/textformatter/part-2/Tue, 11 May 2021 12:00:00 -0500nuno@n9o.xyz (Blowfish)http://localhost:1313/javafx/elements/nodes/textformatter/part-2/A more in-depth look into how to build a <code>TextFormatter</code> that can be used to turn a <code>TextField</code> into sophisticated input field. We&rsquo;ll look at designing a <code>TextFormatter</code> that is tailored to handle fixed place decimal input, using the decimal point itself as a control to toggle between the ordinal and mantissa of the number.