// A program from Chapter 13 of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours // by Rogers Cadenhead, http://www.java24hours.com/ package com.java24hours; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; public class ComboBoxDemo extends JFrame { public ComboBoxDemo() { super("ComboBox Demo"); setLookAndFeel(); setSize(425, 210); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JComboBox profession = new JComboBox(); FlowLayout flo = new FlowLayout(); profession.addItem("Butcher"); profession.addItem("Baker"); profession.addItem("Candlestick maker"); profession.addItem("Fletcher"); profession.addItem("Fighter"); profession.addItem("Technical writer"); setLayout(flo); add(profession); setVisible(true); } private void setLookAndFeel() { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel( "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel" ); } catch (Exception exc) { // ignore error } } public static void main(String[] arguments) { ComboBoxDemo frame = new ComboBoxDemo(); } }