Able to Copy Text from Text Boxes(JTextfields) in Linux/Solaris

Hi please any one can help me on this,

I have JTextfields in my application, i have overrided the JTextfield copy method using

public void copy();
Jtextfield.setHighlighter(null);

So i am not able to copy text from JTextfield to other text editor in windows.

In Linux/Solaris MouseDrag on Jtextfield data and paste in text editor also not able to paste data
but MouseDrag on Jtextfield data and using center button of mouse(scroller) able to paste data on other text editor
same thing is happening with double click and tab also.

In windows it's working fine.

Why would you deliberately want to break copy/paste functionality?

David Newton wrote:Why would you deliberately want to break copy/paste functionality?

I am using JTextfield for entering security related informaition

If they're entering it, couldn't they just enter it somewhere else anyway?

a JPasswordField might be an option

Michael Dunn wrote:a JPasswordField might be an option

I am using JTextfield for entering ID not password

And why would you care if they copied a username out of that field?

So you'll prevent them to copy it. But they can still read it. So they simply type it into a text editor, and can copy it from there.

Rob Prime wrote:So you'll prevent them to copy it. But they can still read it. So they simply type it into a text editor, and can copy it from there.

Hi,

Thanks to all for your reply, I have found solution for this

private void pasteToClipBoard() {
Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
Clipboard clipboard = toolkit.getSystemClipboard();
StringSelection selection = new StringSelection(myTextField.getText());
clipboard.setContents(selection, null);
}

I thought you wanted to prevent copying data from the text field. This does the exact opposite.