Combobox clearing value issue

Question

I\'ve stumbled on an issue with Comboboxes in javafx2.2. This is the scenario:

• Users click on the \'editFile\' button.
• Another pane becomes visible (w

Answer 1

I've just tested a working solution with the Java JDK 1.7.11:

combobox.setSelectedItem(null);
combobox.setValue(null);

Hope it helps :)

Answer 2

I had the same problem with a ComboBox. The buttonCell of the ComboBox is not updated correctly when I change the items of the ComboBox. This looks like a graphics bug.

I use direct manipulation of buttonCell field in ComboBox.

combo.getButtonCell().setText("");
combo.getButtonCell().setItem(null);

This is the best solution I've found without recreate the ComboBox.