Each Item With Different text Color in a combox

[Muhammad Ahsan Jamshaid]

HI..
i am Using combobox for the selecting font color Selection... i want to display each Color in combobox with same the font color as its name... like Pink Text should be in Pink Color and Red Should be displayed with RED with Red Text Color in the Combobox...
Any Idea or Clue...... Surely awaiting some good solution..
--Jamshaid..

[Michael Dunn]

this might be one way

    
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class Testing extends JFrame
{
  Color[] colors = {Color.RED,Color.ORANGE,Color.YELLOW,Color.GREEN,Color.BLUE};
  String[] sColors = {"Red","Orange","Yellow","Green","Blue"};
  JComboBox cbo = new JComboBox(sColors);
  public Testing()
  {
    setSize(150,75);
    setLocation(400,300);
    setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    cbo.setRenderer(new MyRenderer());
    JPanel jp = new JPanel();
    jp.add(cbo);
    getContentPane().add(jp);
  }
  class MyRenderer extends DefaultListCellRenderer
  {
    public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list,Object value,
                        int index,boolean isSelected,boolean cellHasFocus)
    {
      JLabel lbl = (JLabel)super.getListCellRendererComponent(list,value,index,isSelected,cellHasFocus);
      if(index > -1) lbl.setForeground(colors[index]);
      return lbl;
    }
  }
  public static void main(String args[]){new Testing().setVisible(true);}
}

[Muhammad Ahsan Jamshaid]

Thanks... It Worked......
--Jamhaid..

[Muhammad Ahsan Jamshaid]

My concepts regarding Playing with renderer class is week.. can any one refer me a good link or notes to study...

--Jamshaid..

[Michael Dunn]

doesn't look like there's a lot, but this has some info.
some of the examples on the page might be worth going through.

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/combobox.html#renderer