Java tutorial
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.ComponentOrientation; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; public class JComboBoxDemo extends JFrame { public JComboBoxDemo() { JComboBox itemsComboBox = new JComboBox(new String[] { "A", "L", "M" }); itemsComboBox.setEditable(true); itemsComboBox.setMaximumRowCount(3); this.getContentPane().add(itemsComboBox); itemsComboBox.setVisible(true); applyOrientation(this, ComponentOrientation.RIGHT_TO_LEFT); this.validate(); this.repaint(); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JComboBoxDemo(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } private void applyOrientation(Component c, ComponentOrientation o) { c.setComponentOrientation(o); if (c instanceof JMenu) { JMenu menu = (JMenu) c; int ncomponents = menu.getMenuComponentCount(); for (int i = 0; i < ncomponents; ++i) { applyOrientation(menu.getMenuComponent(i), o); } } else if (c instanceof Container) { Container container = (Container) c; int ncomponents = container.getComponentCount(); for (int i = 0; i < ncomponents; ++i) { applyOrientation(container.getComponent(i), o); } } } }