ComboBoxEditor (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: java.desktop, package: javax.swing, interface: ComboBoxEditor
Keywords: javax.swing.ComboBoxEditor interface

# Interface ComboBoxEditor

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `BasicComboBoxEditor, BasicComboBoxEditor.UIResource, MetalComboBoxEditor, MetalComboBoxEditor.UIResource`

public interface ComboBoxEditor
The editor component used for JComboBox components.

Since:
  1.2

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `addActionListener(ActionListener l)`
  Add an ActionListener.
  `Component`
  `getEditorComponent()`
  Returns the component that should be added to the tree hierarchy for this editor
  `Object`
  `getItem()`
  Returns the edited item
  `void`
  `removeActionListener(ActionListener l)`
  Remove an ActionListener
  `void`
  `selectAll()`
  Ask the editor to start editing and to select everything
  `void`
  `setItem(Object anObject)`
  Set the item that should be edited.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getEditorComponent

    Component getEditorComponent()
    Returns the component that should be added to the tree hierarchy for this editor
    Returns:
      the component

  - ### setItem

    void setItem(Object anObject)
    Set the item that should be edited. Cancel any editing if necessary
    Parameters:
      `anObject` - an item

  - ### getItem

    Object getItem()
    Returns the edited item
    Returns:
      the edited item

  - ### selectAll

    void selectAll()
    Ask the editor to start editing and to select everything

  - ### addActionListener

    void addActionListener(ActionListener l)
    Add an ActionListener. An action event is generated when the edited item changes
    Parameters:
      `l` - an `ActionListener`

  - ### removeActionListener

    void removeActionListener(ActionListener l)
    Remove an ActionListener
    Parameters:
      `l` - an `ActionListener`