Java tutorial
import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent; import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener; public class MainClass { public static void main(final String args[]) { final String labels[] = { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" }; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Selecting JList"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JList jlist = new JList(labels); JScrollPane scrollPane1 = new JScrollPane(jlist); frame.add(scrollPane1); ListSelectionListener listSelectionListener = new ListSelectionListener() { public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent listSelectionEvent) { System.out.println("First index: " + listSelectionEvent.getFirstIndex()); System.out.println(", Last index: " + listSelectionEvent.getLastIndex()); boolean adjust = listSelectionEvent.getValueIsAdjusting(); System.out.println(", Adjusting? " + adjust); if (!adjust) { JList list = (JList) listSelectionEvent.getSource(); int selections[] = list.getSelectedIndices(); Object selectedValues[] = list.getSelectedValues(); for (int i = 0, n = selections.length; i < n; i++) { if (i == 0) { System.out.println(" Selections: "); } System.out.println(selections[i] + "/" + selectedValues[i] + " "); } } } }; jlist.addListSelectionListener(listSelectionListener); frame.setSize(350, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }