Java tutorial
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyListener; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame implements KeyListener { JComboBox<String> combobox = new JComboBox(new String[] { "a", "b", "c" }); public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } private Main() { combobox.setEditable(true); JTextField editor = (JTextField) combobox.getEditor().getEditorComponent(); editor.addKeyListener(this); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); add(combobox); pack(); setVisible(true); } public void keyTyped(KeyEvent arg0) { System.out.println("Key Typed " + arg0.getKeyCode()); } public void keyPressed(KeyEvent arg0) { System.out.println("Key Pressed " + arg0.getKeyCode()); } public void keyReleased(KeyEvent arg0) { System.out.println("Key Released " + arg0.getKeyCode()); } }