import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Driver {
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		JFrame frame = new JFrame();
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		frame.setVisible(true);
		frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
		
		JTextField field = new JTextField("type stuff please", 20);
		field.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER);
		
		DoStuff ok = new DoStuff(field);
		
		frame.add(field);
		JButton button = new JButton("Submit");
		frame.add(button);
		
		field.addActionListener(ok);
		button.addActionListener(ok);
		
		frame.pack();
	}
	
}




import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class DoStuff implements ActionListener{
	
	JTextField newField;
	int counter;
	
	public DoStuff (JTextField f) {
		newField = f;
		counter = 0;
	}
	public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e) {
		
		if(e.getActionCommand() == "Submit") {
			System.out.println(newField.getText());
		} 
		else {
			newField.setText("NO HIT SUBMIT");
			counter++;
			if(counter >= 3) {
				newField.setEditable(false);
				newField.setText("I told you so...");
			}
		}
	}

}