Thread: linking a popup-menu to each item of a JList

I am new to GUIs development.
I have to build a GUI mainly consisting of a JList, some JButtons and a JTextField.
I use WindowBuilder as much as possible.
My JList contains strings
My problem is to associate an event to each item of my JList so that whenever an item is selected a popup menu appears wit the list of actions the can be applied to the item (string).
I do not know if that is possible with a JList. If I right-click on the JList and choose "Add event handler" I cannot find a pre-defined event that can fire up a popup menu.
If a popup menu cannot be associated to the items of a JList then I would appreciate some help with choosing another WindowBuilder component that can display a list of strings and supports a popup menu

Thank you in advance

Originally Posted by Norm

Is this a question about how to write the code for a popup when an item in a JList is selected?
I am not familiar with WindowBuilder.

By using WindowBuilder I have two environments to choose from, the "Source" and the "Design".
In the "Design " workspace I see all the components I have added to my GUI laid out on a canvas (component JFrame).
If I right-click on any component a menu pops up. One of its items is "Add event handler" which pops up another menu listing all the built-in events for the component.
If I right-click on the JList --> Add event handler I cannot see any event that is triggered by the selection of an item (string) in the JList.

Basically, any time an item is selected on the JList I would like a menu to pop up allowing for {"Delete Item", "Point Selection", "Add Item"}
There should be actions associated to each one of these choices.
"Delete Item" should remove the currently selected JList item (string) from the list
"Add Item" should pop up a DialogBox that allows the user to enter a new item (string) inserted after/before the currebtly selected item
"Point Selection" just memorizes the selected string that identifies one of the two ends of a segment.

Some explanation.
My GUI is aimed at helping a Maxillo-Facial surgoen to select points on a 3D scan of a patient's face. Each point is identified by a specific name (string). The doctor may want to select a segment, defined by two points, for specific measurements that are crucial to plan a surgery.

Thank you for your help.