How do I change the options for a combo box depending on the selected item of a different combo box?
public class Test extends JFrame{
String[] test = {"blank", "blank_1"};
if (comboBox.getSelectedItem() == "blank"){
String[] test_1 = {"test"};
}
else {
String[] test_1 = {"test_1"};
}
JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(test);
JComboBox comboBox_1 = new JComboBox(test_1);
}
Here is a simple example to get you started:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ComboBoxTwo extends JPanel implements ActionListener
{
private JComboBox<String> mainComboBox;
private JComboBox<String> subComboBox;
private Hashtable<String, String[]> subItems = new Hashtable<String, String[]>();
public ComboBoxTwo()
{
String[] items = { "Select Item", "Color", "Shape", "Fruit" };
mainComboBox = new JComboBox<String>( items );
mainComboBox.addActionListener( this );
// prevent action events from being fired when the up/down arrow keys are used
mainComboBox.putClientProperty("JComboBox.isTableCellEditor", Boolean.TRUE);
add( mainComboBox );
// Create sub combo box with multiple models
subComboBox = new JComboBox<String>();
subComboBox.setPrototypeDisplayValue("XXXXXXXXXX"); // JDK1.4
add( subComboBox );
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 ) );
}
}
private static void createAndShowUI()
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame("SSCCE");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add( new ComboBoxTwo() );
frame.setLocationByPlatform( true );
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible( true );
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
createAndShowUI();
}
});
}
}
Add a ActionListener
to the first, when triggered get the selectedItem
from it, replace the ComboBoxModel
of the second with the required values
You could use a Map
of some kind to map between the values in the first combobox with data for the second, to make life easier
Start by having a look at:
- How to Use Combo Boxes
- JavaDocs for ComboBox
- How to write ActionListener
You have to create an action
private void jComboBox1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
if (jComboBox1.getSelectedItem().toString().equals("blank")) {
String[] test_1 = {"test1"};
DefaultComboBoxModel defaultComboBoxModel = new DefaultComboBoxModel(test_1);
jComboBox2.setModel(defaultComboBoxModel);
} else {
String[] test_1 = {"test_1"};
DefaultComboBoxModel defaultComboBoxModel = new DefaultComboBoxModel(test_1);
jComboBox2.setModel(defaultComboBoxModel);
}
}