Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public static void main(final String args[]) { final String labels[] = { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" }; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Editable JComboBox"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); final JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(labels); comboBox.setMaximumRowCount(5); comboBox.setEditable(true); frame.add(comboBox, BorderLayout.NORTH); ActionListener actionListener = new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { System.out.println("Selected: " + comboBox.getSelectedItem()); System.out.println(", Position: " + comboBox.getSelectedIndex()); } }; comboBox.addActionListener(actionListener); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }