Mega Code Archive
To track the users selection (DefaultSelection)
<![CDATA[
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.FillLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Combo;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
public class ComboSelectionEvent {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Display display = new Display();
Shell shell = new Shell(display);
shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
String[] ITEMS = { "A", "B", "C", "D" };
final Combo combo = new Combo(shell, SWT.DROP_DOWN);
combo.setItems(ITEMS);
combo.addSelectionListener(new SelectionListener() {
public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
System.out.println("Selected index: " + combo.getSelectionIndex() + ", selected item: "
+ combo.getItem(combo.getSelectionIndex()) + ", text content in the text field: "
+ combo.getText());
}
public void widgetDefaultSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
System.out.println("Default selected index: "
+ combo.getSelectionIndex()
+ ", selected item: "
+ (combo.getSelectionIndex() == -1 ? "<null>" : combo
.getItem(combo.getSelectionIndex())) + ", text content in the text field: "
+ combo.getText());
}
});
shell.open();
while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
if (!display.readAndDispatch()) {
display.sleep();
}
}
display.dispose();
}
}
The widgetSelected method of the selection listener is called when the combo's list selection changes.
The widgetDefaultSelected method is typically called when the user presses the Enter key in the combo's text field.
]]>