Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

JComboBox

Package: javax.swing

Description: a drop-down list user interface component. When a user

selects an item from the list, an ItemEvent is fired.

Constructor

JComboBox( Object [ ] arrayName )

constructs a new JComboBox component initially filled with the

objects in arrayName.Often,the objects are Strings.

Useful Methods of the JComboBox Class

Return value Method name and argument list

void addItemListener( ItemListener handler )

registers an event handler for ItemEvents on this combo box.

int getSelectedIndex( )

returns the index of the selected item.The index of the first item

in the list is 0.

void setMaximumRowCount( int size )

sets the number of ...