Java tutorial
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { private static JButton getButtonSubComponent(Container container) { if (container instanceof JButton) { return (JButton) container; } else { Component[] components = container.getComponents(); for (Component component : components) { if (component instanceof Container) { return getButtonSubComponent((Container) component); } } } return null; } public static void main(String[] args) { JComboBox<String> combo = new JComboBox<>(new String[] { "One", "Two", "Three" }); JButton arrowBtn = getButtonSubComponent(combo); if (arrowBtn != null) { arrowBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { System.out.println("arrow button pressed"); } }); } JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.getContentPane().add(combo); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } }