Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Rectangle; import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor; import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable; import java.awt.event.ItemEvent; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; import javax.swing.DefaultListModel; import javax.swing.DropMode; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.TransferHandler; public class DropModeON_OR_INSERT { public static void main(String[] args) { JPanel north = new JPanel(); north.add(new JLabel("Drag from here:")); JTextField field = new JTextField(10); field.setDragEnabled(true); north.add(field); final DefaultListModel listModel = new DefaultListModel(); listModel.addElement("first"); listModel.addElement("second"); final JList list = new JList(listModel); list.setDragEnabled(true); list.setTransferHandler(new TransferHandler() { public boolean canImport(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) { if (!support.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) { return false; } JList.DropLocation dl = (JList.DropLocation) support.getDropLocation(); if (dl.getIndex() == -1) { return false; } else { return true; } } public boolean importData(TransferHandler.TransferSupport support) { if (!canImport(support)) { return false; } Transferable transferable = support.getTransferable(); String data; try { data = (String) transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor); } catch (Exception e) { return false; } JList.DropLocation dl = (JList.DropLocation) support.getDropLocation(); int index = dl.getIndex(); if (dl.isInsert()) { listModel.add(index, data); } else { listModel.set(index, data); } // Scroll to display the element that was dropped Rectangle r = list.getCellBounds(index, index); list.scrollRectToVisible(r); return true; } }); JScrollPane center = new JScrollPane(); center.setViewportView(list); list.setDropMode(DropMode.ON_OR_INSERT); JPanel cp = new JPanel(); cp.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); cp.add(north, BorderLayout.NORTH); cp.add(center, BorderLayout.CENTER); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setContentPane(cp); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }