JComboBox keyListener

[mjpell]

I want to make a JComboBox editable. Easy enough. Now I want to add a keyListener so I can validate the user's input as he/she keys in text.
However, the keyTyped event never gets called.

I'm using the VCE in VA/Java 3.0 with JDK1.2.2. I set up the keyTyped event in the VCE. But the method never gets called.

Any suggestions as to why this doesn't get called? Or how I can trap the keyTyped event?
thanks,

[poochi]

Get editor component and add KeyListener to it.

PLease could you (or someone) explain this in better detail...

"editor" component?

Thanks + this is a good question..

[poochi]

Hi ,

JComboBox has an "Editor"( not a component , javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboBoxEditor )
which is a wrapper around the actual Editor "Component" ( which is JTextField ). To get this
JTextField , first you have to get the "Editor" and then get the actual "Component".


JTextField editorcomp = comboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent();