Java Combobox With JTextArea

How to Add TextArea to a Combobox In Java Netbeans

Java Combobox With JTextArea


In this Java Tutorial we will see How To Create a JCombobox With JTextArea Inside It In Java Using Netbeans.

What We Are Gonna Use In This Project:

- Java Programming Language.
- NetBeans Editor.





Project Source Code:


package new_tutorials;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.ListCellRenderer;

/**
 *
 * @author 1BestCsharp
 */
public class TextAreaComboboxFrame extends JFrame{
    
    private JComboBox<TextAreaComboboxElement> comboBox;
    private JTextArea displayTextArea;
    
    public TextAreaComboboxFrame(){
        // Set up the JFrame
        setTitle("TextArea Combobox");
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        // Set the layout manager for the JFrame
        setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        // Create a JComboBox and set its renderer
        comboBox = new JComboBox<>();
        comboBox.setRenderer(new TextAreaComboboxRenderer());
        
        // Add three items with multiline text to the combobox
        comboBox.addItem(new TextAreaComboboxElement("Item 1", "This is the first item.\nIt has multiple lines."));
        comboBox.addItem(new TextAreaComboboxElement("Item 2", "This is the second item.\nIt also has multiple lines."));
        comboBox.addItem(new TextAreaComboboxElement("Item 3", "This is the third item.\nIt's multiline as well."));
        
        // Add an item listener to handle item selection
        comboBox.addItemListener((e) -> {
           
            TextAreaComboboxElement selectedItem = (TextAreaComboboxElement)comboBox.getSelectedItem();
            
            if(selectedItem != null){
                displayTextArea.setText(selectedItem.getText());
            }
            
        });
        
        add(comboBox);
        displayTextArea = new JTextArea(5,20);
        displayTextArea.setEditable(false);
        add(new JScrollPane(displayTextArea));
        setSize(400,400);
        setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        
        // Set the initial text in the display area
        TextAreaComboboxElement initialItem = comboBox.getItemAt(0);
        displayTextArea.setText(initialItem.getText());
        
    }
    
    
    
    
    
    // Create an Inner class representing elements in the combobox
    public static class TextAreaComboboxElement{
        private final String label;
        private final String text;
        
        // constructor
        public TextAreaComboboxElement(String label, String text){
            this.label = label;
            this.text = text;
        }
        
        // Getters
        public String getLabel(){ return label; }
        
        public String getText(){ return text; }
        
    }
    
    
    // Create an Inner class representing the renderer for the combobox
    private class TextAreaComboboxRenderer extends JPanel implements ListCellRenderer<TextAreaComboboxElement>{

        private final JLabel label;
        private final JTextArea textArea;
        
        public TextAreaComboboxRenderer(){
            setLayout(new BorderLayout());
            label = new JLabel();
            add(label, BorderLayout.NORTH);
            textArea = new JTextArea();
            textArea.setLineWrap(true);
            textArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);
            textArea.setEditable(false);
            add(textArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        }
        
        // Implement the rendering of combobox elements
        @Override
        public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<? extends TextAreaComboboxElement> list, TextAreaComboboxElement value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
            // Set the label and text of the renderer components
            label.setText(value.getLabel());
            textArea.setText(value.getText());
            // Set the background and foreground based on selection
            if(isSelected){
                setBackground(Color.BLACK);
                getComponent(0).setForeground(Color.YELLOW);
            }
            else
            {
                setBackground(list.getBackground());
                getComponent(0).setForeground(list.getForeground());
                //setForeground(list.getForeground());
            }
            
            return this;
            
        }
        
    }
    
    
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TextAreaComboboxFrame frame = new TextAreaComboboxFrame();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

}


The Final Result:


How to Add TextArea to a Combobox In Java Netbeans


How to Add JTextArea to a JCombobox In Java Netbeans








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