Java JComboBox create from DefaultComboBoxModel
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; class Demo extends JPanel { public Demo() { String options[] = { "CSS", "HTML", "Java", "Javascript" }; setLayout(new FlowLayout()); /* w w w . j a v a 2s . c o m*/ JComboBox<String> jcb = new JComboBox<String>(); DefaultComboBoxModel<String> model = new DefaultComboBoxModel<>(options); jcb.setModel(model); add(jcb); jcb.setSelectedIndex(1); } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Demo panel = new Demo(); JFrame application = new JFrame(); application.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); application.add(panel); application.setSize(250, 250); application.setVisible(true); } }