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Shahzaib
Shahzaib

Reputation: 127

JComboBox selects the first item by iteself

I have made a combobox which is being filled up with the database entries. The problem that i'm currently facing is that when I write "H" the list gets filled with all the names starting with "H" as required but the first name in the list automatically gets selected. How to avoid this problem?

String ch = text.getText();
if (ch.equals("")) {
    combo.setVisible(false);               
} else {                
    try {                  
        Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
        Connection connect = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/userlogin", "root","12345");
        Statement st = connect.createStatement();
        ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT author_name FROM scrpd_authors WHERE author_name LIKE '"+ ch + "%'");

        while (rs.next()) {
            String name = rs.getString("author_name");
            if (name.equals("")) {
                searchitems.addItem("");
            } else {
                searchitems.addItem(rs.getString("author_name"));
                searchitems.setVisible(true);                            
            }                        
        }
        connect.close();
    } catch (Exception ex) {
    }
 }

Please note the combobox is being filled with all my desired entries based on the mysql query, the problem is just with the selection of the first entry by itself.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3892

Answers (2)

kleopatra
kleopatra

Reputation: 51525

that's a quirk of the not-editable JComboBox when adding to an empty box:

  • using addItem(item) will select that item
  • using insertItemAt(item, 0) will not select that item

That quirk is independent on whether the filling happens on the model or on the view-

So if deselecting after filling the model (as suggested by Rob) is not an option, you can use the insert method (either on the view or on the model):

// model 
model.addElementAt(item, model.getSizes();
// alternatively view
combo.insertItemAt(item, combo.getItemCount());

Generally, it's recommended to do model manipulations on the model (vs. on the cover methods on the view) - this way you can implement and test your model handling independent of the view.

Upvotes: 2

camickr
camickr

Reputation: 324118

the first name in the list automatically gets selected. How to avoid this problem?

Then use:

comboBox.setSelectedIndex(-1);

after the data has been loaded.

Or maybe you could use a Combo Box Prompt.

Upvotes: 2

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