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How do I display two columns in my jcombobox?

 
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Java newbie (to state the obvious)

This is a Java GUI app. It is working great after much trial, effort, learning, and some great tips from this forum! Now I want the combobox to display two columns from the database instead of just one. I need the combobox to allow selecting only certain rows, depending on the value of the second column.

For example, the list displays:



I want all to display but you can only select from rows that have Used_Flag = 1.

I have a custom renderer for the combobox:



Here is my entity class Pacor:

 
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Welcome to the Ranch!

Could you please UseCodeTags next time? I've added them for you this time.
 
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Sure sorry about that!
 
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Here are a few different ways:

 
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Thanks, I read that in another forum but am unsure how to implement that in my Project.
All of the code for the combobox was generated by Netbeans and I am not sure where I can insert custom code to accomplish this.
One of my goals is to re-code my project manually (like you've done); but I'd like to get it done in the IDE first. Here is the main class:



A lot of that code is not editable so changes have to be made in the GUI property boxes, but I'm trying to figure that part out!

Thank you!
 
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I have no idea how to do this in an IDE.

I would rather spend my time learnting Java instead of learning the IDE.
 
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Yes, it's a hassle for sure. Much too thick. I'll probably start from scratch.
 
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Good idea. To repeat once again what I've said many many times before, a visual designer is not a beginners' tool. To be able to use its features, you need to already know the intricacies of Swing coding.
 
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JComboBox? Two Columns? Hmmm.
I think using a JTable would be easier.
 
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