Getting value of String in Jlist

Question

How can I get the value of an item in this case String item that has been added to a JList? What I meanV

String[] coinNames ={"Quarters","Dimes","Nickels","Pennies"};
JList coinList = new JList (coinNames);
coinList[0] == "Quarters" ???????

Since I clearly can't reference it like a normal array, how might I go about getting the string value of coinlist[0]?

Answer 1

This is a simple example to get just an index to your JList and display all your JList.

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String[] coinNames ={"Quarters","Dimes","Nickels","Pennies"};
    JList coinList = new JList (coinNames);
    String myCoin = (String) coinList.getModel().getElementAt(0);
    System.out.println(myCoin);

    /* LIST AL YOUR COINNAMES */

    System.out.println("\nCoinList\n");

    for(int i =0; i < coinList.getModel().getSize(); i++){
        System.out.println((String) coinList.getModel().getElementAt(i));
    }

    coinNames[0] = "My new Value"; // Edit your CoinNames at index 0

    /* LIST AL YOUR NEW COINNAMES */

    System.out.println("\nNew coinList edited\n");

    for(int i =0; i < coinList.getModel().getSize(); i++){
        System.out.println((String) coinList.getModel().getElementAt(i));
    }
}