Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.UIManager; import javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String[] items = new String[] { "", "Apple", "Banana", "Carrot" }; Color bgColor = UIManager.getColor("TextField.background"); UIManager.put("ComboBox.selectionBackground", new ColorUIResource(bgColor)); JComboBox<String> combo1 = new JComboBox<>(items); combo1.setPrototypeDisplayValue("XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"); combo1.setEditable(true); combo1.setSelectedIndex(-1); JComboBox<String> combo2 = new JComboBox<>(items); combo2.setPrototypeDisplayValue("XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"); combo2.setEditable(false); combo2.setSelectedIndex(-1); combo2.setBackground(bgColor); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); Container c = frame.getContentPane(); c.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); c.add(combo1); c.add(combo2); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(200, 100); frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); frame.setVisible(true); } }