Java GUI >> JTextField

gistfile1.java

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;


public class MyGUI extends JFrame {

        JPanel jp;
	JTextField jt;
	public MyGUI(){
		
		setTitle("JTextField Example");
		setSize(400,200);
		setVisible(true);
		setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		
		jp = new JPanel();
		jt = new JTextField("Hi there",30); //text to appear in the text field, horizontal length
		
		jp.add(jt);
		add(jp);
		
		validate();
	}
	
	public static void main(String [] args) {
		new MyGUI();
	}
	
}