Which combobox event to use to fill a textbox

[aborgeld]

Hello guys,

I have a combobox with values: 2,3,4,5

When i select value 3, from the list i get out of the combobox, i want to fill the textbox with my name.

When i use codeComboBoxActionPerformed event or the MouseClicked event, nothing happens.

My code is correct to fill the textbox:

searchNameTextField.setText("André");

I hope you can tell me what event to use.

Thanks

Kind regards,

André

[aborgeld]

With the ItemStateChanged event handler, i have found it.
But now i always get the first record in the database.

I want to select item four and then i want to have the fourth item of my recordset surname in my textfield.

private void codeComboBoxItemStateChanged(java.awt.event.ItemEvent evt) {


         String name = searchNameTextField.getText();

         aStudent = Student.getStudent(name);
         searchNameTextField.setText(aStudent.getSurname());
    }

[JosAH]

With the ItemStateChanged event handler, i have found it.
But now i always get the first record in the database.

I want to select item four and then i want to have the fourth item of my recordset surname in my textfield.

private void codeComboBoxItemStateChanged(java.awt.event.ItemEvent evt) {


         String name = searchNameTextField.getText();

         aStudent = Student.getStudent(name);
         searchNameTextField.setText(aStudent.getSurname());
    }

I don't understand what you're doing here. Your JComboBox contains the Strings "2", "3", "4" and "5". When a selection changes you can get back one of those Strings. One way or another you should have a mapping from those Strings to names (also Strings), i.e. "4" --> "Andre". Given this mapping you can set the text of another JComponent.

kind regards,

Jos

[aborgeld]

Sorry, i hope to be more clear.

1 have one textfield called surname
1 have one combobox who gets, with method: "getCode()", 4 records from a database

2
3
4
5

In the same table we have the surname

2 Borgeld
3 Eastwoord
4 Bakker
5 Bush

I can search the surname with a button and a like query via the method "getSurname".

I fill the combobox with an Array via a while loop.
When i click the combobox and pick record 4 the textfield stays empty.

My purpose is then when i click the combobox and i choose 2 that the textfield displays "Borgeld"
When i choose 3 the textfield displays "Eastwoord".

[aborgeld]

Hello Josh,

I solved it, i'm getting the selectedItem with my textbox from the combobox.


It works fine now.

Thanks looking at my problem.

King regards,

André