Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); String[] list = { "Hello 1", "Hello 2", "Hello 3", "Hello 4" }; DefaultComboBoxModel<String> model = new DefaultComboBoxModel<>(list); JComboBox<String> comboBox = new JComboBox<>(model); frame.add(comboBox, BorderLayout.NORTH); final JTextField textField = new JTextField(30); frame.add(textField, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.add(new JLabel("Type something, then press enter", JLabel.CENTER)); textField.addActionListener(ae -> { String text = textField.getText(); model.addElement(text); comboBox.setSelectedItem(text); textField.setText(""); }); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }