Getting the Selected Items in a JList Component : JList Selection « Swing « Java Tutorial

1. Java Tutorial
2. Swing
3. JList Selection

import javax.swing.JList;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    String[] items = { "A", "B", "C", "D" };
    JList list = new JList(items);
    // Get the index of all the selected items
    int[] selectedIx = list.getSelectedIndices();

    // Get all the selected items using the indices
    for (int i = 0; i < selectedIx.length; i++) {
      Object sel = list.getModel().getElementAt(selectedIx[i]);
    }

    // Get the index of the first selected item
    int firstSelIx = list.getSelectedIndex();

  }
}