Java Swing Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟JComboBox - Swing Combo Box Class

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on JComboBox class. Topics include description of the javax.swing.JComboBox class and its methods; example programs of creating a combo box, getting selected option from a combo box, using a combo box as a text field.

javax.swing.JComboBox and Related Methods

ActionListener and ItemListener

getSelectedItem() - Selected Item of Combo Box

setEditable() - Use Combo Box as Text Field

Takeaways:

• javax.swing.JComboBox class represents a UI combo box.
• ActionListener, ChangeListener, or ItemListener interface can be used handle user actions on a combo box.
• getSelectedItem() method can be used to get the selected or entered item from a combo box.
• setEditable() method can be used to turn on or turn off the text input part of a combo box.

Sample programs listed in this chapter have been tested with JDK 1.3.1 to JDK 20 on Windows and macOS computers.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 JDK (Java Development Kit)

 Introduction of Java Swing Package

 Graphics Environment of the Local System

 JFrame - Main Frame Class

 JLabel - Swing Label Class

 JButton - Swing Button Class

 JCheckBox - Swing Check Box Class

 JRadioButton - Swing Radio Button Class

 JTextField - Swing Text Field Class

►JComboBox - Swing Combo Box Class

 Menu Bar, Menus, Menu Items and Listeners

 Creating Internal Frames inside the Main Frame

 Layout of Components in a Container

 LookAndFeel and UIManager

 Option Dialog Boxes

 JEditorPane - The Editor Pane Class

 SwingWorker - The Background Task Worker

 AWT (Abstract Windows Toolkit)

 Integration with Desktop System

 Archived Tutorials

 References

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JComboBox - Swing Combo Box Class - Updated in 2024, by Herong Yang