Java tutorial
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter; import java.awt.event.MouseEvent; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.SwingUtilities; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JComboBox combo = new JComboBox(); combo.setEditable(true); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { combo.addItem(i); } JLabel tip = new JLabel(); tip.setText("Outside combobox"); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); panel.add(combo); panel.add(tip); panel.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() { @Override public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) { tip.setText("Outside combobox"); } @Override public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) { Component c = SwingUtilities.getDeepestComponentAt(e.getComponent(), e.getX(), e.getY()); tip.setText(c != null && SwingUtilities.isDescendingFrom(c, combo) ? "Inside combo box" : "Outside combobox"); } }); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE); frame.add(panel); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }