Chapter 18. Combo Boxes

• JComboBox vs. JList

• The JComboBox Component

• Combo Box Models

  - ComboBoxModel

  - MutableComboBoxModel

  - DefaultComboBoxModel

• Combo Box Cell Renderers

• Combo Box Editors

• Combo Box Key Selection Managers

  - Using the Default Key Selection Manager

  - Custom Key Selection Managers

  - Programmatic Key Selection

• JComboBox Class Summaries

  - JComboBox Properties

  - JComboBox Events

• Parting Shots

Combo boxes, implemented by the JComboBox class, are a combination of an editable area (by default, a text field) and a drop-down list of selectable items. As a result, it is instructive to introduce JComboBox by comparing it with JList.