Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.util.Vector; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main { Vector<String> listSomeString = new Vector<String>(); JComboBox someComboBox = new JComboBox(listSomeString); JFrame frame; public Main() { for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { listSomeString.add("-"); listSomeString.add("A"); listSomeString.add("B"); listSomeString.add("C"); listSomeString.add("D"); } someComboBox.setEditable(true); someComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent().setBackground(Color.YELLOW); ((JTextField) someComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent()).setBackground(Color.YELLOW); frame = new JFrame(); frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1, 10, 10)); frame.add(someComboBox); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setLocation(100, 100); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } }