Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Component; import java.util.Vector; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxRenderer; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { Vector model = new Vector(); model.addElement(new Item(new ImageIcon("copy16.gif"), "copy")); model.addElement(new Item(new ImageIcon("add16.gif"), "add")); model.addElement(new Item(new ImageIcon("about16.gif"), "about")); JComboBox comboBox; comboBox = new JComboBox(model); comboBox.setRenderer(new ItemRenderer()); getContentPane().add(comboBox, BorderLayout.SOUTH); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new Main(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } } class ItemRenderer extends BasicComboBoxRenderer { public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) { super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus); Item item = (Item) value; if (index == -1) { setText(item.getText()); setIcon(null); } else { setText(item.getText()); setIcon(item.getIcon()); } return this; } } class Item { private Icon icon; private String text; public Item(Icon icon, String text) { this.icon = icon; this.text = text; } public Icon getIcon() { return icon; } public String getText() { return text; } }