Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

I'm wondering, (I've done a quick search and found nothing exactly like it, but maybe someone can help). How does one set up (simply) a single jtextfield to accept a tab as an actionevent (or to fire an action event). Here is what I'm trying to do. When the person inputs a name or something and then tabs to the next component (Jtextfield or jspinner in this case) it fires off an event saything that the content has changed and that the Controller must now update the Model from the input within the view (Jtextfield). Is there a simple way to do this?

Thanks in advance.