Java tutorial
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ItemEvent; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main implements ItemListener { JComboBox c; Main() { JFrame f1 = new JFrame("Selection"); Container f = new Container(); f.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); String s[] = { "Red", "Green", "Yellow", "Black" }; c = new JComboBox(s); JPanel p = new JPanel(); c.addItemListener(this); f1.add(p); p.add(c); f1.setSize(500, 500); f1.setVisible(true); } public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie) { String str = (String) c.getSelectedItem(); System.out.println(str); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } }