Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects (7th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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Chapter 13.5, Problem 13.26CP

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ComboBox Controls:

  • It is used to present a list of items in a drop-down list.
    • User may select an item from a given list of items.
  • Create a “ComboBox” control using the “ComboBox” class.
    • It is present in the “javafx.scene.control” package.

Responding to “ComboBox” clicks:

  • “ComboBox” controls generate an “ActionEvent” when they are clicked.
  • If the user needs to perform an action after the user makes their choice from a “ListView” then the user can write an event handler that responds to the action event.

Example:

The example for generating an action event when “ComboBox” controls are clicked...

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Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects (7th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)

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