Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.event.FocusAdapter; import java.awt.event.FocusEvent; import java.awt.event.FocusListener; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame { JComboBox<String> box = new JComboBox<String>(new String[] { "1", "22", "33" }); public Main() { box.setBackground(Color.RED); box.addFocusListener(getFocusListener()); JTextField f = new JTextField(); add(box, BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(f, BorderLayout.NORTH); pack(); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setVisible(true); } private FocusListener getFocusListener() { return new FocusAdapter() { @Override public void focusGained(FocusEvent arg0) { super.focusGained(arg0); box.setBackground(Color.BLUE); validate(); } @Override public void focusLost(FocusEvent arg0) { super.focusLost(arg0); box.setBackground(Color.red); validate(); } }; } public static void main(String... s) { new Main(); } }