JList.setDragEnabled(boolean b) has the following syntax.
public void setDragEnabled(boolean b)
In the following code shows how to use JList.setDragEnabled(boolean b) method.
/*from w ww . j a v a2 s . co m*/ import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.ListSelectionModel; public class DragTest14 extends JFrame { JList jl; String[] items = { "Java", "C", "C++", "Lisp", "Perl", "Python" }; public DragTest14() { super("Drag Test 1.4"); setSize(200, 150); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); jl = new JList(items); jl.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION); jl.setDragEnabled(true); getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(jl), BorderLayout.CENTER); setVisible(true); } public static void main(String args[]) { new DragTest14(); } }