import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.io.Serializable; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.AbstractCellEditor; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.table.TableCellEditor; public class ComboBoxCellEditor extends AbstractCellEditor implements ActionListener, TableCellEditor, Serializable { private JComboBox comboBox; public ComboBoxCellEditor(JComboBox comboBox) { this.comboBox = comboBox; this.comboBox.putClientProperty("JComboBox.isTableCellEditor", Boolean.TRUE); // hitting enter in the combo box should stop cellediting (see below) this.comboBox.addActionListener(this); // remove the editor's border - the cell itself already has one ((JComponent) comboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent()).setBorder(null); } private void setValue(Object value) { comboBox.setSelectedItem(value); } // Implementing ActionListener public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) { // Selecting an item results in an actioncommand "comboBoxChanged". // We should ignore these ones. // Hitting enter results in an actioncommand "comboBoxEdited" if(e.getActionCommand().equals("comboBoxEdited")) { stopCellEditing(); } } // Implementing CellEditor public Object getCellEditorValue() { return comboBox.getSelectedItem(); } public boolean stopCellEditing() { if (comboBox.isEditable()) { // Notify the combo box that editing has stopped (e.g. User pressed F2) comboBox.actionPerformed(new ActionEvent(this, 0, "")); } fireEditingStopped(); return true; } // Implementing TableCellEditor public java.awt.Component getTableCellEditorComponent(javax.swing.JTable table, Object value, boolean isSelected, int row, int column) { setValue(value); return comboBox; } // Implementing TreeCellEditor // public java.awt.Component getTreeCellEditorComponent(javax.swing.JTree tree, Object value, boolean isSelected, boolean expanded, boolean leaf, int row) { // String stringValue = tree.convertValueToText(value, isSelected, expanded, leaf, row, false); // setValue(stringValue); // return comboBox; // } }