How to insert items to a jcombobox at runtime and save it

Question

I need to save the values in my jcombobox at the runtime. What I am trying to do is after clicking on a button, I am setting it to editable = true. Then type the value in the combobox, but it doesn't save.

private void btadbknameActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
  if(evt.getSource()== btadbkname){
    cb_bkname.setEditable(true);
    cb_bkname.getText();
    cb_bkname.addItem(evt);
  }else{
    cb_bkname.setEditable(false);
  }
}

I have already added some elements in it on the designing level, but it's limited if some random value comes then its a problem.

Answer 1

• Because it is possible to add / remove Item(s) to / from the DefaultComboBoxModel underlaying the JComboBox, the same action (by default) is possible from outside.

• You have to use MutableComboBoxMode to add / remove Item(s) to / from JComboBox that fires event from itself (view_to_model).

• There are excellent examples of MutableComboBoxModel by @Robin here and here.

• For better help sooner post an SSCCE, for future readers, otherwise search for extends AbstractListModel implements MutableComboBoxModel.