very long answer, I think that exelent example about how different Look and Feel have got implemented methods in API and works
KeyListener isn't proper Listener for Swing JComponents, you really to have bothering with KeyBindings,
KeyListener is simple asynchronous,
JComboBox is Compound JComponent, then there is required override internal JComponents, all output from KeyListener must be wrapped into invokeLater(), notice I can create event from coumpond JComponents that twice invokeLater() doesn't returns expected output to the GUI, only Swing Timer with Swing Action can do that correctly, simple why to bothering wiht that example about wrong way,
code
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxRenderer;
public class ComboBoxHoverOver {
private JComboBox combo = new JComboBox();
public ComboBoxHoverOver() {
combo.setPrototypeDisplayValue("XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");
combo.setRenderer(new ComboToolTipRenderer(combo));
combo.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {
@Override
public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
//System.out.println(combo.getSelectedItem().toString());
}
});
combo.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
//System.out.println(combo.getSelectedItem().toString());
}
});
combo.addItem("");
combo.addItem("Long text 4");
combo.addItem("Long text 3");
combo.addItem("Long text 2");
combo.addItem("Long text 1");
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.add(combo);
f.pack();
f.setVisible(true);
}
private class ComboToolTipRenderer extends BasicComboBoxRenderer {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private JComboBox combo;
private JList comboList;
ComboToolTipRenderer(JComboBox combo) {
this.combo = combo;
}
@Override
public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list, Object value,
int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
super.getListCellRendererComponent(
list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
if (comboList == null) {
comboList = list;
KeyAdapter listener = new KeyAdapter() {
@Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN || e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
int x = 5;
int y = comboList.indexToLocation(comboList.getSelectedIndex()).y;
System.out.println(comboList.getSelectedIndex());
}
}
};
combo.addKeyListener(listener);
combo.getEditor().getEditorComponent().addKeyListener(listener);
}
if (isSelected) {
//System.out.println(value.toString());
}
return this;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws ClassNotFoundException,
InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, UnsupportedLookAndFeelException {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
ComboBoxHoverOver comboBoxHoverOver = new ComboBoxHoverOver();
}
});
}
}
JComboBox is Compound JComponent, then there is required override BasicComboBoxUI, please sorry I lazy to write and simulating too much longer code as code from first point
otherwise all effort from above two point are useless and contraproductive, nothing else, only DOT
please can someone to test follows code in *nix and apple OS X
from my Java6 WinXP compo (all important is hidden in the used methods, enless kudos for anonymous author from former Sun Microsystems)
Substance L&F
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WindowsLookAndFeel L&F
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Nimbus L&F
![enter image description here]()
Metal L&F
![enter image description here]()
from Java Classes
main
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo;
import org.pushingpixels.substance.api.skin.SubstanceOfficeSilver2007LookAndFeel;
public class AutoCompleteTextField {
private static JFrame frame = new JFrame();
private ArrayList<String> listSomeString = new ArrayList<String>();
private Java2sAutoTextField someTextField = new Java2sAutoTextField(listSomeString);
private ArrayList<String> listSomeAnotherString = new ArrayList<String>();
private Java2sAutoComboBox someComboBox = new Java2sAutoComboBox(listSomeAnotherString);
public AutoCompleteTextField() {
listSomeString.add("-");
listSomeString.add("Snowboarding");
listSomeString.add("Rowing");
listSomeString.add("Knitting");
listSomeString.add("Speed reading");
listSomeString.add("Pool");
listSomeString.add("None of the above");
//
listSomeAnotherString.add("-");
listSomeAnotherString.add("XxxZxx Snowboarding");
listSomeAnotherString.add("AaaBbb Rowing");
listSomeAnotherString.add("CccDdd Knitting");
listSomeAnotherString.add("Eee Fff Speed reading");
listSomeAnotherString.add("Eee Fff Pool");
listSomeAnotherString.add("Eee Fff None of the above");
//
someTextField.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 16));
someTextField.setForeground(Color.black);
someTextField.setBackground(Color.orange);
someTextField.setName("someTextField");
someTextField.setDataList(listSomeString);
//
someComboBox.setPrototypeDisplayValue("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");
someComboBox.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 16));
someComboBox.setForeground(Color.black);
someComboBox.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
someComboBox.getEditor().selectAll();
someComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent().setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
((JTextField) someComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent()).setDisabledTextColor(Color.black);
someComboBox.setName("someComboBox");
someComboBox.setDataList(listSomeAnotherString);
//
frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1, 10, 10));
frame.add(someTextField);
frame.add(someComboBox);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLocation(100, 100);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
//
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
someTextField.setText("-");
someComboBox.getEditor().setItem(0);
someComboBox.getEditor().selectAll();
someTextField.grabFocus();
someTextField.requestFocus();
someTextField.setText(someTextField.getText());
someTextField.selectAll();
}
});
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
/*SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new SubstanceOfficeSilver2007LookAndFeel());
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(frame);
} catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
});*/
/*try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
for (LookAndFeelInfo info : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
System.out.println(info.getName());
if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
break;
}
}
} catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
// handle exception
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
// handle exception
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
// handle exception
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
// handle exception
}*/
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
AutoCompleteTextField aCTF = new AutoCompleteTextField();
}
});
}
}
AutoComboBox
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxEditor;
public class Java2sAutoComboBox extends JComboBox {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private AutoTextFieldEditor autoTextFieldEditor;
private boolean isFired;
private class AutoTextFieldEditor extends BasicComboBoxEditor {
private Java2sAutoTextField getAutoTextFieldEditor() {
return (Java2sAutoTextField) editor;
}
AutoTextFieldEditor(java.util.List<String> list) {
editor = new Java2sAutoTextField(list, Java2sAutoComboBox.this);
}
}
public Java2sAutoComboBox(java.util.List<String> list) {
isFired = false;
autoTextFieldEditor = new AutoTextFieldEditor(list);
setEditable(true);
setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(list.toArray()) {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@Override
protected void fireContentsChanged(Object obj, int i, int j) {
if (!isFired) {
super.fireContentsChanged(obj, i, j);
}
}
});
setEditor(autoTextFieldEditor);
}
public boolean isCaseSensitive() {
return autoTextFieldEditor.getAutoTextFieldEditor().isCaseSensitive();
}
public void setCaseSensitive(boolean flag) {
autoTextFieldEditor.getAutoTextFieldEditor().setCaseSensitive(flag);
}
public boolean isStrict() {
return autoTextFieldEditor.getAutoTextFieldEditor().isStrict();
}
public void setStrict(boolean flag) {
autoTextFieldEditor.getAutoTextFieldEditor().setStrict(flag);
}
public java.util.List<String> getDataList() {
return autoTextFieldEditor.getAutoTextFieldEditor().getDataList();
}
public void setDataList(java.util.List<String> list) {
autoTextFieldEditor.getAutoTextFieldEditor().setDataList(list);
setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(list.toArray()));
}
void setSelectedValue(Object obj) {
if (isFired) {
return;
} else {
isFired = true;
setSelectedItem(obj);
fireItemStateChanged(new ItemEvent(this, 701, selectedItemReminder, 1));
isFired = false;
return;
}
}
@Override
protected void fireActionEvent() {
if (!isFired) {
super.fireActionEvent();
}
}
}
AutoTextField
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.text.*;
public class Java2sAutoTextField extends JTextField {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private List<String> dataList;
private boolean isCaseSensitive;
private boolean isStrict;
private Java2sAutoComboBox autoComboBox;
public class AutoDocument extends PlainDocument {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@Override
public void replace(int i, int j, String s, AttributeSet attributeset)
throws BadLocationException {
super.remove(i, j);
insertString(i, s, attributeset);
}
@Override
public void insertString(int i, String s, AttributeSet attributeset)
throws BadLocationException {
if (s == null || "".equals(s)) {
return;
}
String s1 = getText(0, i);
String s2 = getMatch(s1 + s);
int j = (i + s.length()) - 1;
if (isStrict && s2 == null) {
s2 = getMatch(s1);
j--;
} else if (!isStrict && s2 == null) {
super.insertString(i, s, attributeset);
return;
}
if (autoComboBox != null && s2 != null) {
autoComboBox.setSelectedValue(s2);
}
super.remove(0, getLength());
super.insertString(0, s2, attributeset);
setSelectionStart(j + 1);
setSelectionEnd(getLength());
}
@Override
public void remove(int i, int j) throws BadLocationException {
int k = getSelectionStart();
if (k > 0) {
k--;
}
String s = getMatch(getText(0, k));
if (!isStrict && s == null) {
super.remove(i, j);
} else {
super.remove(0, getLength());
super.insertString(0, s, null);
}
if (autoComboBox != null && s != null) {
autoComboBox.setSelectedValue(s);
}
try {
setSelectionStart(k);
setSelectionEnd(getLength());
} catch (Exception exception) {
}
}
}
public Java2sAutoTextField(List<String> list) {
isCaseSensitive = false;
isStrict = true;
autoComboBox = null;
if (list == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("values can not be null");
} else {
dataList = list;
init();
return;
}
}
Java2sAutoTextField(List<String> list, Java2sAutoComboBox b) {
isCaseSensitive = false;
isStrict = true;
autoComboBox = null;
if (list == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("values can not be null");
} else {
dataList = list;
autoComboBox = b;
init();
return;
}
}
private void init() {
setDocument(new AutoDocument());
if (isStrict && dataList.size() > 0) {
setText(dataList.get(0).toString());
}
}
private String getMatch(String s) {
for (int i = 0; i < dataList.size(); i++) {
String s1 = dataList.get(i).toString();
if (s1 != null) {
if (!isCaseSensitive
&& s1.toLowerCase().startsWith(s.toLowerCase())) {
return s1;
}
if (isCaseSensitive && s1.startsWith(s)) {
return s1;
}
}
}
return null;
}
@Override
public void replaceSelection(String s) {
AutoDocument _lb = (AutoDocument) getDocument();
if (_lb != null) {
try {
int i = Math.min(getCaret().getDot(), getCaret().getMark());
int j = Math.max(getCaret().getDot(), getCaret().getMark());
_lb.replace(i, j - i, s, null);
} catch (Exception exception) {
}
}
}
public boolean isCaseSensitive() {
return isCaseSensitive;
}
public void setCaseSensitive(boolean flag) {
isCaseSensitive = flag;
}
public boolean isStrict() {
return isStrict;
}
public void setStrict(boolean flag) {
isStrict = flag;
}
public List<String> getDataList() {
return dataList;
}
public void setDataList(List<String> list) {
if (list == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("values can not be null");
} else {
dataList = list;
return;
}
}
}
EDIT
output from Win7 64b / Java7
Metal L&F
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Windows L&F (funny empty white space near Button in JComboBox)
![enter image description here]()
Nimbus L&F
![enter image description here]()
feel free for edit(s)
main(). Also include the imports. As to the different PLAFs, you might prompt at run-time which to test. – Ddthis.setSelectedItem(enteredText);fixes your problem (even if it's not what you want). If it does, the filter really doesn't seem to have anything to do with the problem at all. – Nucellus