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and by extension, to get the value of your hidden field<br />
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SecretEntry se = (SecretEntry)comboBox.getS<wbr />electedIte<wbr />m();<br />
System.out.println(se.getH<wbr />iddenField<wbr />());
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and by extension, to get the value of your hidden field

SecretEntry se = (SecretEntry)comboBox.getSelectedItem();
System.out.println(se.getHiddenField());

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hey there,<br />
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i was wondering, can I set a hidden value on an item in a JComboBox (like an ID or so) so that when an item is selected, the hidden value is returned instead of the item itself.<br />
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example:<br />
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i get ID, name and first name out of a DB<br />
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in a loop, i do a box.additem(&quot;name&quot; + &quot;&nbsp;&quot; + first_name);<br />
but i want to set the corresponding ID with that item, somewhere hidden...<br />
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like in html it would be &lt;option value=&quot;id&quot;&gt;name + first_name&lt;/option&gt;<br />
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Can anyone help, thank you !
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hey there,

i was wondering, can I set a hidden value on an item in a JComboBox (like an ID or so) so that when an item is selected, the hidden value is returned instead of the item itself.

example:

i get ID, name and first name out of a DB

in a loop, i do a box.additem("name" + " " + first_name);
but i want to set the corresponding ID with that item, somewhere hidden...

like in html it would be <option value="id">name + first_name</option>

Can anyone help, thank you !

Setting and retrieving hidden value from JComboBox

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