Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing

Interface JComboBox.KeySelectionManager

Enclosing class:
JComboBox<E>
public static interface JComboBox.KeySelectionManager
The interface that defines a KeySelectionManager. To qualify as a KeySelectionManager, the class needs to implement the method that identifies the list index given a character and the combo box data model.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    selectionForKey(char aKey, ComboBoxModel<?> aModel)
    Given aKey and the model, returns the row that should become selected.

  • Method Details

    • selectionForKey

      int selectionForKey(char aKey, ComboBoxModel<?> aModel)
      Given aKey and the model, returns the row that should become selected. Return -1 if no match was found.
      Parameters:
      aKey - a char value, usually indicating a keyboard key that was pressed
      aModel - a ComboBoxModel -- the component's data model, containing the list of selectable items
      Returns:
      an int equal to the selected row, where 0 is the first item and -1 is none.