ComboBoxEditor (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• All Known Implementing Classes:
  BasicComboBoxEditor, BasicComboBoxEditor.UIResource, MetalComboBoxEditor, MetalComboBoxEditor.UIResource

public interface ComboBoxEditor
The editor component used for JComboBox components.

• • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  void	addActionListener(ActionListener l)	Add an ActionListener.
  Component	getEditorComponent()	Return the component that should be added to the tree hierarchy for this editor
  Object	getItem()	Return the edited item
  void	removeActionListener(ActionListener l)	Remove an ActionListener
  void	selectAll()	Ask the editor to start editing and to select everything
  void	setItem(Object anObject)	Set the item that should be edited.

• • Method Detail

     * #### getEditorComponent  
     [Component](../../java/awt/Component.html "class in java.awt") getEditorComponent()  
     Return the component that should be added to the tree hierarchy for this editor  
     * #### setItem  
     void setItem([Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang") anObject)  
     Set the item that should be edited. Cancel any editing if necessary  
     * #### getItem  
     [Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang") getItem()  
     Return the edited item  
     * #### selectAll  
     void selectAll()  
     Ask the editor to start editing and to select everything  
     * #### addActionListener  
     void addActionListener([ActionListener](../../java/awt/event/ActionListener.html "interface in java.awt.event") l)  
     Add an ActionListener. An action event is generated when the edited item changes  
     * #### removeActionListener  
     void removeActionListener([ActionListener](../../java/awt/event/ActionListener.html "interface in java.awt.event") l)  
     Remove an ActionListener

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