Java tutorial
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxRenderer; public class Main { JComboBox combo = new JComboBox(); public Main() { combo.setRenderer(new ComboToolTipRenderer(combo)); combo.addItemListener(e -> System.out.println(combo.getSelectedItem().toString())); combo.addItem(""); combo.addItem("Long text 4"); combo.addItem("Long text 3"); combo.addItem("Long text 2"); combo.addItem("Long text 1"); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.add(combo); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } } class ComboToolTipRenderer extends BasicComboBoxRenderer { static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; JComboBox combo; JList comboList; ComboToolTipRenderer(JComboBox combo) { this.combo = combo; } @Override public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) { super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus); if (comboList == null) { comboList = list; KeyAdapter listener = new KeyAdapter() { @Override public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) { if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP) { int x = 5; int y = comboList.indexToLocation(comboList.getSelectedIndex()).y; System.out.println(comboList.getSelectedIndex()); } } }; combo.addKeyListener(listener); combo.getEditor().getEditorComponent().addKeyListener(listener); } if (isSelected) { System.out.println(value.toString()); } return this; } }