Java tutorial
import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JPanel { public Main() { JComboBox<String> cb = new JComboBox<>(new String[] { "a", "m", "b", "c", "v" }); cb.setSelectedIndex(-1); JButton button = new JButton("Print Selection"); button.addActionListener(e -> { if (cb.getSelectedIndex() != -1) System.out.println(cb.getSelectedItem()); else System.out.println("Not selected"); }); add(cb); add(button); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.add(new Main()); f.pack(); f.setSize(400, 300); f.setVisible(true); } }