Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; public class JListLocationToIndexSample { public static void main(String args[]) { String labels[] = { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H" }; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Selecting JList"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JList jlist = new JList(labels); JScrollPane scrollPane1 = new JScrollPane(jlist); frame.add(scrollPane1, BorderLayout.CENTER); System.out.println(jlist.indexToLocation(5)); frame.setSize(350, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }