Get text from JComboBox

Question

How to get text entered in JComboBox. This text should not be existing.

Answer 1

You can get the selected or entered value from the JComboBox by calling the getSelectedItem method. If this is not an existing element, you will get a String object. Otherwise, you will receive any object in which you filled the combo box.

Answer 2

Just use:

 String value= comboBox.getSelectedItem().toString(); 

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