Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JFrame { JLabel label; JComboBox combo; public static void main(String args[]) { new Main(); } public Main() { label = new JLabel("Select a Customer"); add(label, BorderLayout.NORTH); Customer customers[] = new Customer[6]; customers[0] = new Customer("A", 1); customers[1] = new Customer("B", 6); customers[2] = new Customer("C", 2); customers[3] = new Customer("D", 3); customers[4] = new Customer("E", 4); customers[5] = new Customer("F", 5); combo = new JComboBox(customers); combo.addItemListener(e -> { Customer c = (Customer) e.getItem(); label.setText("You selected customer id: " + c.getId()); }); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); panel.add(combo); add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setSize(400, 200); setVisible(true); } } class Customer { private String name; private int id; public Customer(String name, int id) { this.name = name; this.id = id; } public String toString() { return getName(); } public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } public int getId() { return id; } public void setId(int id) { this.id = id; } }