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titaniumdecoy · Mar 11th, 2006, 12:23 AM

Does anyone know how to implement a popup (dropdown) menu in Java? I'm talking about the kind that can be placed in a window, not the kind that is part of a menu bar; and not a contextual menu either. The closest thing I have been able to find so far is a JComboBox. The problem with this is that it is meant to be editable (so you can either select data or type in your own data, which I don't want to allow); I could fix this with setEditable(false) but I am really looking for a native dropdown menu. Is this possible in Java, or is JComboBox the closest thing I'll be able to find? (I hope I made all this clear.)

Jimbo · Mar 11th, 2006, 1:04 AM

I don't think I've ever seen a drop-down with an editable option... usually, it's an "Other" with a text input next to it...

titaniumdecoy · Mar 11th, 2006, 8:43 PM

I'm looking for a drop-down menu that is not editable...

ReggaetonKing · Mar 11th, 2006, 9:16 PM

http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.swing/Popup.html

http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/HCI/HCI_...ER/node82.html

here ya go! Hope this works! I think JComboBox the closest thing man!

titaniumdecoy · Mar 11th, 2006, 9:26 PM

Thanks for the links, but those seem to create contextual menus, which is not what I'm looking for. I guess JComboBox is the closest thing in Java.

ReggaetonKing · Mar 11th, 2006, 9:41 PM

my fault man! I can never since to help you out! You've help me all the time! sorry man!

titaniumdecoy · Mar 11th, 2006, 10:17 PM

No problem; that's probably because I don't ask Java-related questions on this forum very often.

ReggaetonKing · Mar 12th, 2006, 11:17 AM

yeah b/c you seem know everything or at least most of it! lol

Mar 11th, 2006, 12:23 AM	#1
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 856 Rep Power: 3	Java Popup Menu Does anyone know how to implement a popup (dropdown) menu in Java? I'm talking about the kind that can be placed in a window, not the kind that is part of a menu bar; and not a contextual menu either. The closest thing I have been able to find so far is a JComboBox. The problem with this is that it is meant to be editable (so you can either select data or type in your own data, which I don't want to allow); I could fix this with setEditable(false) but I am really looking for a native dropdown menu. Is this possible in Java, or is JComboBox the closest thing I'll be able to find? (I hope I made all this clear.)

Mar 11th, 2006, 9:16 PM	#4
ReggaetonKing Sexy Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 891 Rep Power: 3	http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.swing/Popup.html http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/HCI/HCI_...ER/node82.html here ya go! Hope this works! I think JComboBox the closest thing man! __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code!

Mar 11th, 2006, 9:41 PM	#6
ReggaetonKing Sexy Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 891 Rep Power: 3	my fault man! I can never since to help you out! You've help me all the time! sorry man! __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code!

Mar 12th, 2006, 11:17 AM	#8
ReggaetonKing Sexy Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 891 Rep Power: 3	yeah b/c you seem know everything or at least most of it! lol __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code!

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Mar 11th, 2006, 1:04 AM	#2
Jimbo Battle Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA Posts: 763 Rep Power: 3	I don't think I've ever seen a drop-down with an editable option... usually, it's an "Other" with a text input next to it...

Mar 11th, 2006, 8:43 PM	#3
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 856 Rep Power: 3	I'm looking for a drop-down menu that is not editable...

Mar 11th, 2006, 9:26 PM	#5
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 856 Rep Power: 3	Thanks for the links, but those seem to create contextual menus, which is not what I'm looking for. I guess JComboBox is the closest thing in Java.

Mar 11th, 2006, 10:17 PM	#7
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 856 Rep Power: 3	No problem; that's probably because I don't ask Java-related questions on this forum very often.

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