Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans^TM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}. 

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getModel
setModel

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getRenderer
setRenderer

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getEditor
setEditor

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getMaximumRowCount
setMaximumRowCount

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isEditable
setEditable

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setKeySelectionManager
getKeySelectionManager

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setActionCommand
getActionCommand

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setLightWeightPopupEnabled
isLightWeightPopupEnabled

 public JComboBox() 
{
        super();
        setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel());
        init();
}

Creates a JComboBox with a default data model. The default data model is an empty list of objects. Use addItem to add items. By default the first item in the data model becomes selected.

Also see:

DefaultComboBoxModel

 public JComboBox(ComboBoxModel aModel) 
{
                                                                          
        super();
        setModel(aModel);
        init();
}

Creates a JComboBox that takes its items from an existing ComboBoxModel. Since the ComboBoxModel is provided, a combo box created using this constructor does not create a default combo box model and may impact how the insert, remove and add methods behave.

Parameters:

aModel - the ComboBoxModel that provides the displayed list of items

Also see:

DefaultComboBoxModel

 public JComboBox(Object[] items) 
{
        super();
        setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(items));
        init();
}

Creates a JComboBox that contains the elements in the specified array. By default the first item in the array (and therefore the data model) becomes selected.

Parameters:

items - an array of objects to insert into the combo box

Also see:

DefaultComboBoxModel

 public JComboBox(Vector items) 
{
        super();
        setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(items));
        init();
}

Creates a JComboBox that contains the elements in the specified Vector. By default the first item in the vector (and therefore the data model) becomes selected.

Parameters:

items - an array of vectors to insert into the combo box

Also see:

DefaultComboBoxModel

 public  void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) 
{
        Object newItem = getEditor().getItem();
        setPopupVisible(false);
        getModel().setSelectedItem(newItem);
        String oldCommand = getActionCommand();
        setActionCommand("comboBoxEdited");
        fireActionEvent();
        setActionCommand(oldCommand);
}

This method is public as an implementation side effect. do not call or override.

 protected  void actionPropertyChanged(Action action,
    String propertyName) 
{
        if (propertyName == Action.ACTION_COMMAND_KEY) {
            setActionCommandFromAction(action);
        } else if (propertyName == "enabled") {
            AbstractAction.setEnabledFromAction(this, action);
        } else if (Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION == propertyName) {
            AbstractAction.setToolTipTextFromAction(this, action);
        }
}

Updates the combobox's state in response to property changes in associated action. This method is invoked from the {@code PropertyChangeListener} returned from {@code createActionPropertyChangeListener}. Subclasses do not normally need to invoke this. Subclasses that support additional {@code Action} properties should override this and {@code configurePropertiesFromAction}.

Refer to the table at Swing Components Supporting Action for a list of the properties this method sets.

 public  void addActionListener(ActionListener l) 
{
        listenerList.add(ActionListener.class,l);
}

Adds an ActionListener.

The ActionListener will receive an ActionEvent when a selection has been made. If the combo box is editable, then an ActionEvent will be fired when editing has stopped.

 public  void addItem(Object anObject) 
{
        checkMutableComboBoxModel();
        ((MutableComboBoxModel)dataModel).addElement(anObject);
}

Adds an item to the item list. This method works only if the JComboBox uses a mutable data model.

Warning: Focus and keyboard navigation problems may arise if you add duplicate String objects. A workaround is to add new objects instead of String objects and make sure that the toString() method is defined. For example:

comboBox.addItem(makeObj("Item 1"));
comboBox.addItem(makeObj("Item 1"));
...
private Object makeObj(final String item) {
return new Object() { public String toString() { return item; } };
}

 public  void addItemListener(ItemListener aListener) 
{
        listenerList.add(ItemListener.class,aListener);
}

Adds an ItemListener.

aListener will receive one or two ItemEvents when the selected item changes.

 public  void addPopupMenuListener(PopupMenuListener l) 
{
        listenerList.add(PopupMenuListener.class,l);
}

Adds a PopupMenu listener which will listen to notification messages from the popup portion of the combo box.

For all standard look and feels shipped with Java, the popup list portion of combo box is implemented as a JPopupMenu. A custom look and feel may not implement it this way and will therefore not receive the notification.

  void checkMutableComboBoxModel() 
{
        if ( !(dataModel instanceof MutableComboBoxModel) )
            throw new RuntimeException("Cannot use this method with a non-Mutable data model.");
}

Checks that the dataModel is an instance of MutableComboBoxModel. If not, it throws an exception.

 public  void configureEditor(ComboBoxEditor anEditor,
    Object anItem) 
{
        anEditor.setItem(anItem);
}

Initializes the editor with the specified item.

 protected  void configurePropertiesFromAction(Action a) 
{
        AbstractAction.setEnabledFromAction(this, a);
        AbstractAction.setToolTipTextFromAction(this, a);
        setActionCommandFromAction(a);
}

Sets the properties on this combobox to match those in the specified Action. Refer to Swing Components Supporting Action for more details as to which properties this sets.

 public  void contentsChanged(ListDataEvent e) 
{
        Object oldSelection = selectedItemReminder;
        Object newSelection = dataModel.getSelectedItem();
        if (oldSelection == null || !oldSelection.equals(newSelection)) {
            selectedItemChanged();
            if (!selectingItem) {
                fireActionEvent();
            }
        }
}

This method is public as an implementation side effect. do not call or override.

 protected PropertyChangeListener createActionPropertyChangeListener(Action a) 
{
        return new ComboBoxActionPropertyChangeListener(this, a);
}

Creates and returns a PropertyChangeListener that is responsible for listening for changes from the specified Action and updating the appropriate properties.

Warning: If you subclass this do not create an anonymous inner class. If you do the lifetime of the combobox will be tied to that of the Action.

 protected JComboBox.KeySelectionManager createDefaultKeySelectionManager() 
{
        return new DefaultKeySelectionManager();
}

Returns an instance of the default key-selection manager.

 protected  void fireActionEvent() 
{
        if (!firingActionEvent) {
            // Set flag to ensure that an infinite loop is not created
            firingActionEvent = true;
            ActionEvent e = null;
            // Guaranteed to return a non-null array
            Object[] listeners = listenerList.getListenerList();
            long mostRecentEventTime = EventQueue.getMostRecentEventTime();
            int modifiers = 0;
            AWTEvent currentEvent = EventQueue.getCurrentEvent();
            if (currentEvent instanceof InputEvent) {
                modifiers = ((InputEvent)currentEvent).getModifiers();
            } else if (currentEvent instanceof ActionEvent) {
                modifiers = ((ActionEvent)currentEvent).getModifiers();
            }
            // Process the listeners last to first, notifying
            // those that are interested in this event
            for ( int i = listeners.length-2; i >=0; i-=2 ) {
                if ( listeners[i]==ActionListener.class ) {
                    // Lazily create the event:
                    if ( e == null )
                        e = new ActionEvent(this,ActionEvent.ACTION_PERFORMED,
                                            getActionCommand(),
                                            mostRecentEventTime, modifiers);
                    ((ActionListener)listeners[i+1]).actionPerformed(e);
                }
            }
            firingActionEvent = false;
        }
}

Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.

 protected  void fireItemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) 
{
        // Guaranteed to return a non-null array
        Object[] listeners = listenerList.getListenerList();
        // Process the listeners last to first, notifying
        // those that are interested in this event
        for ( int i = listeners.length-2; i >=0; i-=2 ) {
            if ( listeners[i]==ItemListener.class ) {
                // Lazily create the event:
                // if (changeEvent == null)
                // changeEvent = new ChangeEvent(this);
                ((ItemListener)listeners[i+1]).itemStateChanged(e);
            }
        }
}

Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.

 public  void firePopupMenuCanceled() 
{
        Object[] listeners = listenerList.getListenerList();
        PopupMenuEvent e=null;
        for (int i = listeners.length-2; i >=0; i-=2) {
            if (listeners[i]==PopupMenuListener.class) {
                if (e == null)
                    e = new PopupMenuEvent(this);
                ((PopupMenuListener)listeners[i+1]).popupMenuCanceled(e);
            }
        }
}

Notifies PopupMenuListeners that the popup portion of the combo box has been canceled.

This method is public but should not be called by anything other than the UI delegate.

 public  void firePopupMenuWillBecomeInvisible() 
{
        Object[] listeners = listenerList.getListenerList();
        PopupMenuEvent e=null;
        for (int i = listeners.length-2; i >=0; i-=2) {
            if (listeners[i]==PopupMenuListener.class) {
                if (e == null)
                    e = new PopupMenuEvent(this);
                ((PopupMenuListener)listeners[i+1]).popupMenuWillBecomeInvisible(e);
            }
        }
}

Notifies PopupMenuListeners that the popup portion of the combo box has become invisible.

This method is public but should not be called by anything other than the UI delegate.

 public  void firePopupMenuWillBecomeVisible() 
{
        Object[] listeners = listenerList.getListenerList();
        PopupMenuEvent e=null;
        for (int i = listeners.length-2; i >=0; i-=2) {
            if (listeners[i]==PopupMenuListener.class) {
                if (e == null)
                    e = new PopupMenuEvent(this);
                ((PopupMenuListener)listeners[i+1]).popupMenuWillBecomeVisible(e);
            }
        }
}

Notifies PopupMenuListeners that the popup portion of the combo box will become visible.

This method is public but should not be called by anything other than the UI delegate.

 public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext() 
{
        if ( accessibleContext == null ) {
            accessibleContext = new AccessibleJComboBox();
        }
        return accessibleContext;
}

Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JComboBox. For combo boxes, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJComboBox. A new AccessibleJComboBox instance is created if necessary.

 public Action getAction() 
{
        return action;
}

Returns the currently set Action for this ActionEvent source, or null if no Action is set.

 public String getActionCommand() 
{
        return actionCommand;
}

Returns the action command that is included in the event sent to action listeners.

 public ActionListener[] getActionListeners() 
{
        return (ActionListener[])listenerList.getListeners(
                ActionListener.class);
}

Returns an array of all the ActionListeners added to this JComboBox with addActionListener().

 public ComboBoxEditor getEditor() 
{
        return editor;
}

Returns the editor used to paint and edit the selected item in the JComboBox field.

 public Object getItemAt(int index) 
{
        return dataModel.getElementAt(index);
}

Returns the list item at the specified index. If index is out of range (less than zero or greater than or equal to size) it will return null.

 public int getItemCount() 
{
        return dataModel.getSize();
}

Returns the number of items in the list.

 public ItemListener[] getItemListeners() 
{
        return (ItemListener[])listenerList.getListeners(ItemListener.class);
}

Returns an array of all the ItemListeners added to this JComboBox with addItemListener().

 public JComboBox.KeySelectionManager getKeySelectionManager() 
{
        return keySelectionManager;
}

Returns the list's key-selection manager.

 public int getMaximumRowCount() 
{
        return maximumRowCount;
}

Returns the maximum number of items the combo box can display without a scrollbar

 public ComboBoxModel getModel() 
{
        return dataModel;
}

Returns the data model currently used by the JComboBox.

 public PopupMenuListener[] getPopupMenuListeners() 
{
        return (PopupMenuListener[])listenerList.getListeners(
                PopupMenuListener.class);
}

Returns an array of all the PopupMenuListeners added to this JComboBox with addPopupMenuListener().

 public Object getPrototypeDisplayValue() 
{
        return prototypeDisplayValue;
}

Returns the "prototypical display" value - an Object used for the calculation of the display height and width.

 public ListCellRenderer getRenderer() 
{
        return renderer;
}

Returns the renderer used to display the selected item in the JComboBox field.

 public int getSelectedIndex() 
{
        Object sObject = dataModel.getSelectedItem();
        int i,c;
        Object obj;
        for ( i=0,c=dataModel.getSize();i< c;i++ ) {
            obj = dataModel.getElementAt(i);
            if ( obj != null && obj.equals(sObject) )
                return i;
        }
        return -1;
}

Returns the first item in the list that matches the given item. The result is not always defined if the JComboBox allows selected items that are not in the list. Returns -1 if there is no selected item or if the user specified an item which is not in the list.

 public Object getSelectedItem() 
{
        return dataModel.getSelectedItem();
}

Returns the current selected item.

If the combo box is editable, then this value may not have been added to the combo box with addItem, insertItemAt or the data constructors.

 public Object[] getSelectedObjects() 
{
        Object selectedObject = getSelectedItem();
        if ( selectedObject == null )
            return new Object[0];
        else {
            Object result[] = new Object[1];
            result[0] = selectedObject;
            return result;
        }
}

Returns an array containing the selected item. This method is implemented for compatibility with ItemSelectable.

 public ComboBoxUI getUI() 
{
        return(ComboBoxUI)ui;
}

Returns the L&F object that renders this component.

 public String getUIClassID() 
{
        return uiClassID;
}

Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.

 public  void hidePopup() 
{
        setPopupVisible(false);
}

Causes the combo box to close its popup window.

 public  void insertItemAt(Object anObject,
    int index) 
{
        checkMutableComboBoxModel();
        ((MutableComboBoxModel)dataModel).insertElementAt(anObject,index);
}

Inserts an item into the item list at a given index. This method works only if the JComboBox uses a mutable data model.

 protected  void installAncestorListener() 
{
        addAncestorListener(new AncestorListener(){
                                public void ancestorAdded(AncestorEvent event){ hidePopup();}
                                public void ancestorRemoved(AncestorEvent event){ hidePopup();}
                                public void ancestorMoved(AncestorEvent event){
                                    if (event.getSource() != JComboBox.this)
                                        hidePopup();
                                }});
}

 public  void intervalAdded(ListDataEvent e) 
{
        if (selectedItemReminder != dataModel.getSelectedItem()) {
            selectedItemChanged();
        }
}

This method is public as an implementation side effect. do not call or override.

 public  void intervalRemoved(ListDataEvent e) 
{
        contentsChanged(e);
}

This method is public as an implementation side effect. do not call or override.

 public boolean isEditable() 
{
        return isEditable;
}

Returns true if the JComboBox is editable. By default, a combo box is not editable.

 public boolean isLightWeightPopupEnabled() 
{
        return lightWeightPopupEnabled;
}

Gets the value of the lightWeightPopupEnabled property.

 public boolean isPopupVisible() 
{
        return getUI().isPopupVisible(this);
}

Determines the visibility of the popup.

 protected String paramString() 
{
        String selectedItemReminderString = (selectedItemReminder != null ?
                                             selectedItemReminder.toString() :
                                             "");
        String isEditableString = (isEditable ? "true" : "false");
        String lightWeightPopupEnabledString = (lightWeightPopupEnabled ?
                                                "true" : "false");
        return super.paramString() +
        ",isEditable=" + isEditableString +
        ",lightWeightPopupEnabled=" + lightWeightPopupEnabledString +
        ",maximumRowCount=" + maximumRowCount +
        ",selectedItemReminder=" + selectedItemReminderString;
}

Returns a string representation of this JComboBox. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

 public  void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent e) 
{
        if ( e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_TAB ) {
            hidePopup();
        }
        super.processKeyEvent(e);
}

Handles KeyEvents, looking for the Tab key. If the Tab key is found, the popup window is closed.

 public  void removeActionListener(ActionListener l) 
{
        if ((l != null) && (getAction() == l)) {
            setAction(null);
        } else {
            listenerList.remove(ActionListener.class, l);
        }
}

Removes an ActionListener.

 public  void removeAllItems() 
{
        checkMutableComboBoxModel();
        MutableComboBoxModel model = (MutableComboBoxModel)dataModel;
        int size = model.getSize();
        if ( model instanceof DefaultComboBoxModel ) {
            ((DefaultComboBoxModel)model).removeAllElements();
        }
        else {
            for ( int i = 0; i <  size; ++i ) {
                Object element = model.getElementAt( 0 );
                model.removeElement( element );
            }
        }
        selectedItemReminder = null;
        if (isEditable()) {
            editor.setItem(null);
        }
}

Removes all items from the item list.

 public  void removeItem(Object anObject) 
{
        checkMutableComboBoxModel();
        ((MutableComboBoxModel)dataModel).removeElement(anObject);
}

Removes an item from the item list. This method works only if the JComboBox uses a mutable data model.

 public  void removeItemAt(int anIndex) 
{
        checkMutableComboBoxModel();
        ((MutableComboBoxModel)dataModel).removeElementAt( anIndex );
}

Removes the item at anIndex This method works only if the JComboBox uses a mutable data model.

 public  void removeItemListener(ItemListener aListener) 
{
        listenerList.remove(ItemListener.class,aListener);
}

Removes an ItemListener.

 public  void removePopupMenuListener(PopupMenuListener l) 
{
        listenerList.remove(PopupMenuListener.class,l);
}

Removes a PopupMenuListener.

 public boolean selectWithKeyChar(char keyChar) 
{
        int index;
        if ( keySelectionManager == null )
            keySelectionManager = createDefaultKeySelectionManager();
        index = keySelectionManager.selectionForKey(keyChar,getModel());
        if ( index != -1 ) {
            setSelectedIndex(index);
            return true;
        }
        else
            return false;
}

Selects the list item that corresponds to the specified keyboard character and returns true, if there is an item corresponding to that character. Otherwise, returns false.

 protected  void selectedItemChanged() 
{
        if (selectedItemReminder != null ) {
            fireItemStateChanged(new ItemEvent(this,ItemEvent.ITEM_STATE_CHANGED,
                                               selectedItemReminder,
                                               ItemEvent.DESELECTED));
        }
        // set the new selected item.
        selectedItemReminder = dataModel.getSelectedItem();
        if (selectedItemReminder != null ) {
            fireItemStateChanged(new ItemEvent(this,ItemEvent.ITEM_STATE_CHANGED,
                                               selectedItemReminder,
                                               ItemEvent.SELECTED));
        }
}

This protected method is implementation specific. Do not access directly or override.

 public  void setAction(Action a) 
{
        Action oldValue = getAction();
        if (action==null || !action.equals(a)) {
            action = a;
            if (oldValue!=null) {
                removeActionListener(oldValue);
                oldValue.removePropertyChangeListener(actionPropertyChangeListener);
                actionPropertyChangeListener = null;
            }
            configurePropertiesFromAction(action);
            if (action!=null) {
                // Don't add if it is already a listener
                if (!isListener(ActionListener.class, action)) {
                    addActionListener(action);
                }
                // Reverse linkage:
                actionPropertyChangeListener = createActionPropertyChangeListener(action);
                action.addPropertyChangeListener(actionPropertyChangeListener);
            }
            firePropertyChange("action", oldValue, action);
        }
}

Sets the Action for the ActionEvent source. The new Action replaces any previously set Action but does not affect ActionListeners independently added with addActionListener. If the Action is already a registered ActionListener for the ActionEvent source, it is not re-registered.

Setting the Action results in immediately changing all the properties described in Swing Components Supporting Action. Subsequently, the combobox's properties are automatically updated as the Action's properties change.

This method uses three other methods to set and help track the Action's property values. It uses the configurePropertiesFromAction method to immediately change the combobox's properties. To track changes in the Action's property values, this method registers the PropertyChangeListener returned by createActionPropertyChangeListener. The default {@code PropertyChangeListener} invokes the {@code actionPropertyChanged} method when a property in the {@code Action} changes.

 public  void setActionCommand(String aCommand) 
{
        actionCommand = aCommand;
}

Sets the action command that should be included in the event sent to action listeners.

 public  void setEditable(boolean aFlag) 
{
        boolean oldFlag = isEditable;
        isEditable = aFlag;
        firePropertyChange( "editable", oldFlag, isEditable );
}

Determines whether the JComboBox field is editable. An editable JComboBox allows the user to type into the field or selected an item from the list to initialize the field, after which it can be edited. (The editing affects only the field, the list item remains intact.) A non editable JComboBox displays the selected item in the field, but the selection cannot be modified.

 public  void setEditor(ComboBoxEditor anEditor) 
{
        ComboBoxEditor oldEditor = editor;
        if ( editor != null ) {
            editor.removeActionListener(this);
        }
        editor = anEditor;
        if ( editor != null ) {
            editor.addActionListener(this);
        }
        firePropertyChange( "editor", oldEditor, editor );
}

Sets the editor used to paint and edit the selected item in the JComboBox field. The editor is used only if the receiving JComboBox is editable. If not editable, the combo box uses the renderer to paint the selected item.

 public  void setEnabled(boolean b) 
{
        super.setEnabled(b);
        firePropertyChange( "enabled", !isEnabled(), isEnabled() );
}

Enables the combo box so that items can be selected. When the combo box is disabled, items cannot be selected and values cannot be typed into its field (if it is editable).

 public  void setKeySelectionManager(JComboBox.KeySelectionManager aManager) 
{
        keySelectionManager = aManager;
}

Sets the object that translates a keyboard character into a list selection. Typically, the first selection with a matching first character becomes the selected item.

 public  void setLightWeightPopupEnabled(boolean aFlag) 
{
        boolean oldFlag = lightWeightPopupEnabled;
        lightWeightPopupEnabled = aFlag;
        firePropertyChange("lightWeightPopupEnabled", oldFlag, lightWeightPopupEnabled);
}

Sets the lightWeightPopupEnabled property, which provides a hint as to whether or not a lightweight Component should be used to contain the JComboBox, versus a heavyweight Component such as a Panel or a Window. The decision of lightweight versus heavyweight is ultimately up to the JComboBox. Lightweight windows are more efficient than heavyweight windows, but lightweight and heavyweight components do not mix well in a GUI. If your application mixes lightweight and heavyweight components, you should disable lightweight popups. The default value for the lightWeightPopupEnabled property is true, unless otherwise specified by the look and feel. Some look and feels always use heavyweight popups, no matter what the value of this property.

See the article Mixing Heavy and Light Components on The Swing Connection This method fires a property changed event.

 public  void setMaximumRowCount(int count) 
{
        int oldCount = maximumRowCount;
        maximumRowCount = count;
        firePropertyChange( "maximumRowCount", oldCount, maximumRowCount );
}

Sets the maximum number of rows the JComboBox displays. If the number of objects in the model is greater than count, the combo box uses a scrollbar.

 public  void setModel(ComboBoxModel aModel) 
{
        ComboBoxModel oldModel = dataModel;
        if (oldModel != null) {
            oldModel.removeListDataListener(this);
        }
        dataModel = aModel;
        dataModel.addListDataListener(this);
        // set the current selected item.
        selectedItemReminder = dataModel.getSelectedItem();
        firePropertyChange( "model", oldModel, dataModel);
}

Sets the data model that the JComboBox uses to obtain the list of items.

 public  void setPopupVisible(boolean v) 
{
        getUI().setPopupVisible(this, v);
}

Sets the visibility of the popup.

 public  void setPrototypeDisplayValue(Object prototypeDisplayValue) 
{
        Object oldValue = this.prototypeDisplayValue;
        this.prototypeDisplayValue = prototypeDisplayValue;
        firePropertyChange("prototypeDisplayValue", oldValue, prototypeDisplayValue);
}

Sets the prototype display value used to calculate the size of the display for the UI portion.

If a prototype display value is specified, the preferred size of the combo box is calculated by configuring the renderer with the prototype display value and obtaining its preferred size. Specifying the preferred display value is often useful when the combo box will be displaying large amounts of data. If no prototype display value has been specified, the renderer must be configured for each value from the model and its preferred size obtained, which can be relatively expensive.

 public  void setRenderer(ListCellRenderer aRenderer) 
{
        ListCellRenderer oldRenderer = renderer;
        renderer = aRenderer;
        firePropertyChange( "renderer", oldRenderer, renderer );
        invalidate();
}

Sets the renderer that paints the list items and the item selected from the list in the JComboBox field. The renderer is used if the JComboBox is not editable. If it is editable, the editor is used to render and edit the selected item.

The default renderer displays a string or an icon. Other renderers can handle graphic images and composite items.

To display the selected item, aRenderer.getListCellRendererComponent is called, passing the list object and an index of -1.

 public  void setSelectedIndex(int anIndex) 
{
        int size = dataModel.getSize();
        if ( anIndex == -1 ) {
            setSelectedItem( null );
        } else if ( anIndex <  -1 || anIndex  >= size ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("setSelectedIndex: " + anIndex + " out of bounds");
        } else {
            setSelectedItem(dataModel.getElementAt(anIndex));
        }
}

Selects the item at index anIndex.

 public  void setSelectedItem(Object anObject) 
{
        Object oldSelection = selectedItemReminder;
        Object objectToSelect = anObject;
        if (oldSelection == null || !oldSelection.equals(anObject)) {
            if (anObject != null && !isEditable()) {
                // For non editable combo boxes, an invalid selection
                // will be rejected.
                boolean found = false;
                for (int i = 0; i <  dataModel.getSize(); i++) {
                    Object element = dataModel.getElementAt(i);
                    if (anObject.equals(element)) {
                        found = true;
                        objectToSelect = element;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (!found) {
                    return;
                }
            }
            // Must toggle the state of this flag since this method
            // call may result in ListDataEvents being fired.
            selectingItem = true;
            dataModel.setSelectedItem(objectToSelect);
            selectingItem = false;
            if (selectedItemReminder != dataModel.getSelectedItem()) {
                // in case a users implementation of ComboBoxModel
                // doesn't fire a ListDataEvent when the selection
                // changes.
                selectedItemChanged();
            }
        }
        fireActionEvent();
}

Sets the selected item in the combo box display area to the object in the argument. If anObject is in the list, the display area shows anObject selected.

If anObject is not in the list and the combo box is uneditable, it will not change the current selection. For editable combo boxes, the selection will change to anObject.

If this constitutes a change in the selected item, ItemListeners added to the combo box will be notified with one or two ItemEvents. If there is a current selected item, an ItemEvent will be fired and the state change will be ItemEvent.DESELECTED. If anObject is in the list and is not currently selected then an ItemEvent will be fired and the state change will be ItemEvent.SELECTED.

ActionListeners added to the combo box will be notified with an ActionEvent when this method is called.

 public  void setUI(ComboBoxUI ui) 
{
        super.setUI(ui);
}

Sets the L&F object that renders this component.

 public  void showPopup() 
{
        setPopupVisible(true);
}

Causes the combo box to display its popup window.

 public  void updateUI() 
{
        setUI((ComboBoxUI)UIManager.getUI(this));
        ListCellRenderer renderer = getRenderer();
        if (renderer instanceof Component) {
            SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI((Component)renderer);
        }
}

Resets the UI property to a value from the current look and feel.