Java tutorial
import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Object[] items = new Object[] { "Dog", "Cat", "Other" }; DefaultComboBoxModel dcbm = new DefaultComboBoxModel(items); JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(dcbm); comboBox.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 20)); comboBox.addItemListener(e -> { Object selectedItem = comboBox.getSelectedItem(); boolean editable = selectedItem instanceof String && ((String) selectedItem).equals("Other"); comboBox.setEditable(editable); }); comboBox.getEditor().addActionListener(e -> { Object newItem = comboBox.getEditor().getItem(); DefaultComboBoxModel d = (DefaultComboBoxModel) comboBox.getModel(); d.addElement(newItem); d.setSelectedItem(newItem); }); JPanel content = new JPanel(new FlowLayout()); content.add(new JLabel("Test:")); content.add(comboBox); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setContentPane(content); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }