Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { String[] items = new String[] { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four" }; JList<String> list = new JList<>(items); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.add(list, BorderLayout.CENTER); JButton btn = new JButton("Get selected"); btn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(f, "You Selected : " + list.getSelectedValue(), "Display", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE); } }); f.add(btn, BorderLayout.SOUTH); f.pack(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.setVisible(true); } }