Java JList create with String list
// JList that displays a list of colors. import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.ListSelectionModel; import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent; import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener; public class Main extends JFrame { private final JList<String> colorJList; // list to display colors private static final String[] colorNames = { "Black", "Blue", "Cyan", "Dark Gray", "Gray", "Green", "Light Gray", "Magenta", "Orange", "Pink", "Red", "White", "Yellow" }; private static final Color[] colors = { Color.BLACK, Color.BLUE, Color.CYAN, Color.DARK_GRAY, Color.GRAY, Color.GREEN, Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Color.MAGENTA, Color.ORANGE, Color.PINK, Color.RED, Color.WHITE, Color.YELLOW }; public Main() { super("List Test"); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); colorJList = new JList<String>(colorNames); // list of colorNames colorJList.setVisibleRowCount(5); // display five rows at once colorJList.setSelectionMode(ListSelectionModel.SINGLE_SELECTION); // add a JScrollPane containing JList to frame add(new JScrollPane(colorJList)); colorJList.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() // anonymous inner class {/*from ww w.j a v a 2 s.com*/ // handle list selection events @Override public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) { getContentPane().setBackground(colors[colorJList.getSelectedIndex()]); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main Main = new Main(); // create Main Main.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Main.setSize(350, 150); Main.setVisible(true); } }