Thread: Java ComboBox not updating

I'm trying to update a ComboBox by adding new items to a model.

DefaultComboBoxModel<String> model = new DefaultComboBoxModel<>();
			for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++)
			{
				model.addElement(values[i]);
			}
			jComboBox.setModel(model);

This should update the items, but it's only updating the size of the ComboBox. I'm not able to select any of the newly added items.

but it's only updating the size of the ComboBox

That doesn't make sense. Why would the size change independent of the contents? Are you sure that the array values[] contains the desired items?

Can you post a short example that demonstrates the problem?

Edit: If you're adding items to those already existing in the JComboBox, you should start with the existing model and add to that.

Yes, I'm using an already existing JComboBox, but adding it directly to it has the same effect. The model I'm getting with getModel() has no add method.

Here's a screenshot that proves the problem:

problem.jpg

Here's an example of an if statement in a JComboBox change listener I wrote that does what you've described. Let me know if you have questions or would like to see the if statement in action. Perhaps you could show your code in action first.

// selectedIndex is the selected index of the JComboBox being watched
// by the listener. the program varies a second JComboBox based on
// the selection in the first JComboBox
if ( selectedIndex >= 1 && selectedIndex < 5 )
{
    // obtain the second JComboBox' model to modify its contents
    DefaultComboBoxModel<String> model = 
            (DefaultComboBoxModel)comboBox2.getModel();
 
    // remove all elements
    model.removeAllElements();
 
    // magic number 4 is 4 choices per index
    for ( int i = 0 ; i < selectedIndex * 4 ; i++ )
    {
        model.addElement( "" + (char)( 'A' + i ) );
    }
}

I just found out what my problem was. I had 2 jComboBox fields (One in the class and one in the main) and added the wrong one to the frame.