How to create a drop-down list in java swing with multiple item selection?

Question

I\'m aware of JList and JComboBox. I need the combo box drop down functionality with multiple selection functionality that JList provi

Answer 1

When using multi-select, it's better to use a list than a combo box. As GUI metaphors go, people expect a combo box to be single select, whereas lists can be either.

the contents of the list are too huge to be displayed using a simple list

Place the JList in a JScrollPane. You can call setVisibleRowCount(int) on the JList to specify how many rows at a time should be shown.