Uses of Class javax.swing.text.DocumentFilter (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2020-03-26

## Uses of Class
javax.swing.text.DocumentFilter

- Packages that use DocumentFilter
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.

- - ### Uses of DocumentFilter in javax.swing

    Methods in javax.swing that return DocumentFilter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected DocumentFilter` | JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter.`getDocumentFilter()` Subclass and override if you wish to provide a `DocumentFilter` to restrict what can be input.

  - ### Uses of DocumentFilter in javax.swing.text

    Methods in javax.swing.text that return DocumentFilter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `DocumentFilter` | AbstractDocument.`getDocumentFilter()` Returns the `DocumentFilter` that is responsible for filtering of insertion/removal.
    `protected DocumentFilter` | DefaultFormatter.`getDocumentFilter()` Returns the `DocumentFilter` used to restrict the characters that can be input into the `JFormattedTextField`.

    Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type DocumentFilter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | AbstractDocument.`setDocumentFilter(DocumentFilter filter)` Sets the `DocumentFilter`.

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