JComboBox Set Selected Item In Java Example

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import javax.swing.JComboBox;

public class JavaJComboBoxSetSelectedItem {

	public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
		String[] items = { "item1", "item2" };
		JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox(items);

		// Get current value
		Object object = comboBox.getSelectedItem();

		// Set a new value
		comboBox.setSelectedItem("item2");
		object = comboBox.getSelectedItem();
		
		 // If the new value is not in the list of valid items, the call is ignored

		comboBox.setSelectedItem("item3");
		object = comboBox.getSelectedItem();
	}
}
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