Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.util.Vector; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxRenderer; public class Main extends JFrame implements ActionListener { public Main() { Vector model = new Vector(); model.addElement(new Item(1, "A")); model.addElement(new Item(2, "B")); model.addElement(new Item(3, "C")); model.addElement(new Item(4, "D")); JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(model); comboBox.addActionListener(this); comboBox.putClientProperty("JComboBox.isTableCellEditor", Boolean.TRUE); getContentPane().add(comboBox, BorderLayout.NORTH); comboBox = new JComboBox(model); comboBox.setRenderer(new ItemRenderer()); comboBox.addActionListener(this); getContentPane().add(comboBox, BorderLayout.SOUTH); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { JComboBox comboBox = (JComboBox) e.getSource(); Item item = (Item) comboBox.getSelectedItem(); System.out.println(item.getId() + " : " + item.getDescription()); } 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); if (value != null) { Item item = (Item) value; setText(item.getDescription().toUpperCase()); } if (index == -1) { Item item = (Item) value; setText("" + item.getId()); } return this; } } class Item { private int id; private String description; public Item(int id, String description) { this.id = id; this.description = description; } public int getId() { return id; } public String getDescription() { return description; } public String toString() { return description; } }