Preferred way of getting the selected item of a JComboBox

Question

HI,

Which is the correct way to get the value from a JComboBox as a String and why is it the correct way. Thanks.

String x = JComboBox.getSelectedItem().         


        

Answer 1

JComboBox mycombo=new JComboBox(); //Creates mycombo JComboBox.
add(mycombo); //Adds it to the jframe.

mycombo.addItem("Hello Nepal");  //Adds data to the JComboBox.

String s=String.valueOf(mycombo.getSelectedItem());  //Assigns "Hello Nepal" to s.

System.out.println(s);  //Prints "Hello Nepal".