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Adding additional box/JFrame ComboBox

I need to enhance this program by adding an additional box that appears from the selection the user makes in the drop down menu. When a user selects a specific class form the menu an additional box will appear with the explanation of the class in it. Here is what I have so far.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class ComboBox{
	  String course[] = {"Menu","CIS 212","CIS 222","CIS 406","CIS 407","CIS 326","CIS 328","CIS 493"};
	  String desc[] = {	"Please choose a class from the menu",
			  			"System Modeling Theory",
			  			"Computer Ethics:",
			  			"Java Programming I",
	  					"Java Programming II",
	  					"Object Oriented Programming I",
	  					"Object Oriented Programming II",
	  					"Creating Web Databasese"};
	  JComboBox combo;
	  JLabel txt;

	  public static void main(String[] args) {
			ComboBox b = new ComboBox();
	  }

	  public ComboBox(){
			JFrame frame = new JFrame("Creating a JComboBox Component");
			JPanel panel = new JPanel();
			JPanel panel2 = new JPanel();
			combo = new JComboBox(course);
			combo.setBackground(Color.white);
			combo.setForeground(Color.blue);

			txt = new JLabel("Please choose a class from the menu.");
			panel.add(txt);
			frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH);

			panel2.add(combo);
			frame.add(panel2, BorderLayout.CENTER);

			combo.addItemListener(new ItemListener(){
				  public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie){
						String str = (String)combo.getSelectedItem();
						int index = combo.getSelectedIndex();
						txt.setText(desc[index]);
				  }
			});
			frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
			frame.setSize(400,400);
			frame.setVisible(true);
	  }
}

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Rowley4

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Instead of adding a box. How would I add text such as: "This course focuses on ethical and legal issues, civil rights, and privacy considerations that organizations must take into account." To show up when the user hits CIS212? I add it to: String desc[] = { "Create Web Database", but the text is too long and it wont wrap it. Can you tell me how to get this to wrap the text or pull a second box with this explanation on the bottom or under the pull down menu?

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Mick Barry

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