http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21695175

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;


public class JTextFieldTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        final JTextField field = new JTextField("Some text");
        final JCheckBox editableBox = new JCheckBox("Editable");
        final JCheckBox enabledBox = new JCheckBox("Enabled");
        editableBox.setSelected(true);
        enabledBox.setSelected(true);
        editableBox.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                field.setEditable(editableBox.isSelected());
            }
        });
        enabledBox.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                field.setEnabled(enabledBox.isSelected());
            }
        });
        frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        frame.add(field, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        frame.add(editableBox, BorderLayout.WEST);
        frame.add(enabledBox, BorderLayout.EAST);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}