Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Component; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.ListCellRenderer; public class Main { public static final void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); JPanel mainPanel = new JPanel(); JPanel buttonsPanel = new JPanel(); frame.add(mainPanel); frame.add(buttonsPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); String[] options = { "S", "G", "I", "T" }; JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(options); comboBox.setRenderer(new MyComboBoxRenderer("COUNTRY")); comboBox.setSelectedIndex(-1); mainPanel.add(comboBox); JButton clearSelectionButton = new JButton("Clear selection"); clearSelectionButton.addActionListener(e -> { comboBox.setSelectedIndex(-1); }); buttonsPanel.add(clearSelectionButton); frame.pack(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE); frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); frame.setVisible(true); } } class MyComboBoxRenderer extends JLabel implements ListCellRenderer { private String _title; public MyComboBoxRenderer(String title) { _title = title; } @Override public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list, Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus) { if (index == -1 && value == null) setText(_title); else setText(value.toString()); return this; } }