Java Video Tutorial 24

I'm re-uploading this video because the original was deleted on YouTube.

In this video tutorial, I show you how to create combo boxes in Java Swing. This tutorial is also a review of everything I’ve previously gone over.

I review how to create the frame and panel. How to add buttons with event listeners. I also review JOptionPane. I’m slowing down a bit so that I’m sure you understand everything that proceeded this tutorial.

[wernerheisenberg]

I don't often post comments like this but I felt your tutorials are very deserving of praise. I have found them immensely helpful. They are very well put together and a delight to follow as you are direct and don't waste any time on things that are irrelevant. Once again, thank you for your time and effort and know that you are putting out quality content here and that it is very much appreciated.

[TheKatanowaki]

Awesome work Derek. Way to maintain your awesome collection of tutorials.

[pepece]

I just wanted you to know that this video miss in the JAVA SWING TUTORIAL playlist, could be cool to fix it. Otherwise, awesome tutorial, great thanks.

[ledzeppeman]

Hey Derek,
I'm still new to java and I'm wondering if learning 'Swing' is still useful/ worth it. I know it was replaced with JavaFX years ago, but that was recently dropped. What UI toolkit do I

Thank you so much for your opinion,
You rock.

[doweeez]

I like your tutorials. But I think you should make tutorial using javafx instead of outdated swing. Teaching javafx I thing would be more useful because it uses MVC and javafx is meant to replace swing

[steveburrus]

well derek I have now Eclipse Luna but I jhave a problem w. a particular java file.  It's just a simple JFrame whose JButton changes the text of when you click it. It works okay but I also get this error : 

"Access restriction: The method 'JFrame.getContentPane()' is not API (restriction on required library 'C:\Program

How do i go about correcting this problem?

[GobblowGalaxyGamer]

Do you have tips on how to memorize code? Because for example, I sometimes forget some of the concepts that you taught us a long time ago. Such as arrays. I keep forgetting what they are and I am always needing to refer to an online source to understand what they are.

[mikel]

Hello Derek. I have a question: Why do you define buttons, labels and other stuff as class variables without giving them initial values? You always define values down in the constructor and I am wondering why is that so?

Anyway thanks for the tutorials! I can't believe I got as far as 20+ episodes xD.

[steveburrus]

You mean use the current Eclipse Luna SR2 (4.4.2)?? what aspect of Java would Indigo STILL be good at supporting?

[clarke]

I have a quick question. If you use insertItemAt(object, int index), the origin object in the same index goes the next index?or just fade out ..I mean delete.

[waldrysnixonbruno]

Hi Derek can you please make a series of videos on event driven programing in java with netbeans or eclipse, its something that is not well explained on youtube, how to build windows or program that respomd to specific commands how to program things like bouton.
reagrds

[steveburrus]

so to answer the other part of my question : Is there ever a case these days when Indigo would be the preferred version [of Eclipse]?

[steveburrus]

DSerek I still have  problems with setting the proper Build Path in Eclipse Indigo!! When I have the line, in a Java Swing file, where I have the "getContentPane( )" method it always urges me to configure the Build Path but I don't how to do that. Can you please tell me how.

[FruitySCB]

I'm going to use this video's comment section to selfishly request a C# All-in-One Video Tutorial :)

[prodigydrummer]

Hey Derek, in the response to this comment, using Java syntax, can you please write a function that can detect a cycle in a linked list.

[vaegten]

Hello Derek Banas i was wondering if there was a way to learn java a fun way? and easy for an 14 years old like me :)