Java tutorial
//Code revised from //http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9555281/using-an-animated-gif-in-a-jcombobox import java.awt.Image; import java.awt.image.ImageObserver; import java.net.URL; import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboPopup; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JComboBox<Object> combo = new JComboBox<>(); URL url = new Main().getClass().getResource("animated.gif"); combo.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new Object[] { makeImageIcon(url, combo, 0) })); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.add(combo); f.setSize(320, 240); f.setVisible(true); } static ImageIcon makeImageIcon(URL url, JComboBox combo, int row) { ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(url); icon.setImageObserver(new ImageObserver() { public boolean imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int w, int h) { if (combo.isShowing() && (infoflags & (FRAMEBITS | ALLBITS)) != 0) { if (combo.getSelectedIndex() == row) { combo.repaint(); } BasicComboPopup p = (BasicComboPopup) combo.getAccessibleContext().getAccessibleChild(0); JList list = p.getList(); if (list.isShowing()) { list.repaint(list.getCellBounds(row, row)); } } return (infoflags & (ALLBITS | ABORT)) == 0; }; }); return icon; } }