How to use a JComboBox to add a JTextField

Question

I need to know how to add a JTextField if one of the JComboBox options is selected, and if the other one is selected I don't want to have that text field there any more.

Here is my code:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class GUI extends JFrame{

    //Not sure if this code is correct

    private JTextField text;

    private JComboBox box;
    private static String[] selector = {"Option 1", "Option 2"};

    public GUI(){
        super("Title");
        setLayout(new FlowLayout());

        box = new JComboBox(selector);
        add(box);

        box.addItemListener(
                new ItemListener(){
                    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e){
                        if(){
                            //what should be in the if statement and what should i type down here to add the
                            //JTextField to the JFrame?
                        }
                    }
                    }
        );
    }
}

Just add the JTextField to the frame and setVisible(false), when you select the value in your comboBox set Visibile to true. Should work. — HectorLector, Apr 15 '14 at 11:06
1) For better help sooner, post an [MCVE](http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve) (Minimal Complete and Verifiable Example). 2) For two or more components in one space, use a [`CardLayout`](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/CardLayout.html) as seen in this [short example](http://stackoverflow.com/a/5786005/418556). The 'alternate' component to the `JTextField` might be a `JPanel`. — Andrew Thompson, Apr 15 '14 at 11:12

alex2410 · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-15T11:17:16.513

Try next example, that should help you:

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;

import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class TestFrame extends JFrame {

    public TestFrame(){
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                init();
                setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                pack();
                setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    private void init() {
        final JComboBox<String> box = new JComboBox<String>(new String[]{"1","2"});
        final JTextField f = new JTextField(5);
        box.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {

            @Override
            public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
                if(e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED){
                    f.setVisible("1".equals(box.getSelectedItem()));
                    TestFrame.this.revalidate();
                    TestFrame.this.repaint();
                }
            }
        });

        add(box,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        add(f,BorderLayout.NORTH);
    }

    public static void main(String... s){
        new TestFrame();
    }

}

How to use a JComboBox to add a JTextField

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