How can I know when the text of an editable JComboBox has been changed?

Question

I have an editable JComboBox where I want to take some action whenever the text is changed, either by typing or selection. In this case, the text is a pattern and

Answer 1

this sounds like the best solution

jComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent().addKeyListener(new java.awt.event.KeyAdapter() {
public void keyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {    //add your hadling code here:

}    });