JComboBox Selection Change Listener?

Solution 1:

It should respond to ActionListeners, like this:

combo.addActionListener (new ActionListener () {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        doSomething();
    }
});

@John Calsbeek rightly points out that addItemListener() will work, too. You may get 2 ItemEvents, though, one for the deselection of the previously selected item, and another for the selection of the new item. Just don't use both event types!

Solution 2:

Code example of ItemListener implementation

class ItemChangeListener implements ItemListener{
    @Override
    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent event) {
       if (event.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) {
          Object item = event.getItem();
          // do something with object
       }
    }       
}

Now we will get only selected item.

Then just add listener to your JComboBox

addItemListener(new ItemChangeListener());

Solution 3:

I would try the itemStateChanged() method of the ItemListener interface if jodonnell's solution fails.

Solution 4:

Here is creating a ComboBox adding a listener for item selection change:

JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox();

comboBox.setBounds(84, 45, 150, 20);
contentPane.add(comboBox);

JComboBox comboBox_1 = new JComboBox();
comboBox_1.setBounds(84, 97, 150, 20);
contentPane.add(comboBox_1);
comboBox.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {
    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent arg0) {
        //Do Something
    }
});

Solution 5:

You may try these

 int selectedIndex = myComboBox.getSelectedIndex();

-or-

Object selectedObject = myComboBox.getSelectedItem();