Set display format and edit format for JFormattedTextField in Java

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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.text.DateFormatter;
import javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory;

public class Main {
  public static void main(final String args[]) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("Formatted Example");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    DateFormat displayFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy--MMMM--dd");
    DateFormatter displayFormatter = new DateFormatter(displayFormat);
    DateFormat editFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy");
    DateFormatter editFormatter = new DateFormatter(editFormat);
    
    DefaultFormatterFactory factory = new DefaultFormatterFactory(displayFormatter,
        displayFormatter, editFormatter);
        
    JFormattedTextField date2TextField = new JFormattedTextField(factory, new Date());
    frame.add(date2TextField, BorderLayout.NORTH);

    frame.add(new JTextField(), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    frame.setSize(250, 100);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}