Java tutorial
import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Event; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.util.Vector; import javax.swing.AbstractAction; import javax.swing.ComboBoxEditor; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.KeyStroke; public class MainClass extends JFrame { JComboBox jcb; MainClass(String title) { super(title); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel jp = new JPanel(); Vector v = new Vector(); v.add("A"); v.add("B"); v.add("C"); jcb = new JComboBox(v); jcb.setEditable(true); KeyStroke ks = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_DELETE, Event.CTRL_MASK); jcb.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT).put(ks, "clearEditor"); jcb.getActionMap().put("clearEditor", new ClearEditorAction()); jp.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 35)); jp.add(jcb); getContentPane().add(jp); pack(); setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { new MainClass("Binding Demo3"); } } class ClearEditorAction extends AbstractAction { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { JComboBox jcb = (JComboBox) e.getSource(); ComboBoxEditor cbe = jcb.getEditor(); cbe.setItem(""); } }