We would like to know how to set selected index JComboBox by value.
import java.awt.GridLayout; //from ww w . j a va2 s . com import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test"); JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(); public Main() { comboBox.addItem("One"); comboBox.addItem("Two"); comboBox.addItem("Three"); JButton button = new JButton("Show Selected"); button.addActionListener(e ->System.out.println("Selected item: " + comboBox.getSelectedItem())); JButton button1 = new JButton("Append Items"); button1.addActionListener(e ->appendCbItem()); JButton button2 = new JButton("Reduce Items"); button2.addActionListener(e ->reduceCbItem()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(4, 1)); frame.add(comboBox); frame.add(button); frame.add(button1); frame.add(button2); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); selectFirstItem(); } public void appendCbItem() { comboBox.addItem("Four"); comboBox.addItem("Five"); comboBox.addItem("Six"); comboBox.setSelectedItem("Six"); requestCbFocus(); } public void reduceCbItem() { comboBox.removeItem("Four"); comboBox.removeItem("Five"); comboBox.removeItem("Six"); selectFirstItem(); } public void selectFirstItem() { comboBox.setSelectedIndex(0); requestCbFocus(); } public void requestCbFocus() { comboBox.requestFocus(); comboBox.requestFocusInWindow(); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } }