Java tutorial
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public Main() { Map<Integer, Student> map = createMap(); JComboBox cbox = createComboBox(map); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.add(cbox); frame.pack(); frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); frame.setVisible(true); } private Map<Integer, Student> createMap() { Map<Integer, Student> map = new HashMap<>(); Student s1 = new Student(23, "M"); Student s2 = new Student(6, "L"); Student s3 = new Student(3, "C"); Student s4 = new Student(8, "K"); Student s5 = new Student(21, "T"); map.put(s1.getId(), s1); map.put(s2.getId(), s2); map.put(s3.getId(), s3); map.put(s4.getId(), s4); map.put(s5.getId(), s5); return map; } private JComboBox createComboBox(final Map<Integer, Student> map) { final JComboBox cbox = new JComboBox(); for (Integer id : map.keySet()) { cbox.addItem(id); } cbox.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { Integer id = (Integer) cbox.getSelectedItem(); System.out.println(map.get(id)); } }); return cbox; } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } } class Student { String name; Integer id; public Student(int id, String name) { this.id = id; this.name = name; } public Integer getId() { return id; } @Override public String toString() { return "Name: " + name + " - Stud ID: " + id; } }