Get Current Caret Position in JTextField

    package org.best.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);
            }
    
          
    }