sclass AutoComboBox2 extends JComboBox { F1> entryMaker; *() { this(null); } *(F1> *entryMaker) { setSelectedIndex(-1); setEditable(true); JTextField text = cast this.getEditor().getEditorComponent(); text.setFocusable(true); text.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter { public void /*keyPressed*/keyReleased(KeyEvent key) { if (key.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER) ret; if (key.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE) { hidePopup(); ret; } if (key.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_TAB /*&& key.getModifiers() == 0*/) { _print("Have tab event (modifiers=" + key.getModifiers() + ")"); if ((key.getModifiers() & ActionEvent.SHIFT_MASK) == 0 && isPopupVisible()) { setSelectedIndex(0); // accept item hidePopup(); } else // standard tab behavior swing_standardTabBehavior(key); ret; } JTextField tf = cast getEditor().getEditorComponent(); if (tf.getCaretPosition() != l(tf.getText())) ret; String text = tf.getText(); Vector list = new Vector(getSuggestions(text)); if (nempty(list)) { setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(list)); setSelectedIndex(-1); tf.setText(text); // necessary? showPopup(); } else hidePopup(); } }); text.setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(false); } Collection getSuggestions(S text) { ret callF(entryMaker, text); } }