Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.util.Hashtable; import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main extends JFrame implements ActionListener { private JComboBox mainComboBox; private JComboBox subComboBox; private Hashtable subItems = new Hashtable(); public Main() { String[] items = { "Select Item", "Color", "Shape", "Fruit" }; mainComboBox = new JComboBox(items); mainComboBox.addActionListener(this); getContentPane().add(mainComboBox, BorderLayout.WEST); subComboBox = new JComboBox(); getContentPane().add(subComboBox, BorderLayout.EAST); String[] subItems1 = { "Select Color", "Red", "Blue", "Green" }; subItems.put(items[1], subItems1); String[] subItems2 = { "Select Shape", "Circle", "Square", "Triangle" }; subItems.put(items[2], subItems2); String[] subItems3 = { "Select Fruit", "Apple", "Orange", "Banana" }; subItems.put(items[3], subItems3); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { String item = (String) mainComboBox.getSelectedItem(); Object o = subItems.get(item); if (o == null) { subComboBox.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel()); } else { subComboBox.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel((String[]) o)); } } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new Main(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }