This class represents an "option menu" or "dropdown list." The addItem() method adds an item with the specified label to a Choice menu. getSelectedIndex() returns the numerical position of the selected item in the menu, and getSelectedItem() returns the label of the selected item.
public class Choice extends Component implements ItemSelectable { // Public Constructor public Choice(); // Public Instance Methods 1.1 public synchronized void add(String item); public synchronized void addItem(String item); 1.1 public synchronized void addItemListener(ItemListener l); // From ItemSelectable public void addNotify(); // Overrides Component # public int countItems(); public String getItem(int index); 1.1 public int getItemCount(); public int getSelectedIndex(); public synchronized String getSelectedItem(); 1.1 public synchronized Object[] getSelectedObjects(); // From ItemSelectable 1.1 public synchronized void insert(String item, int index); 1.1 public synchronized void remove(String item); 1.1 public synchronized void remove(int position); 1.1 public synchronized void removeAll(); 1.1 public synchronized void removeItemListener(ItemListener l); // From ItemSelectable public synchronized void select(int pos); public synchronized void select(String str); // Protected Instance Methods protected String paramString(); // Overrides Component 1.1 protected void processEvent(AWTEvent e); // Overrides Component 1.1 protected void processItemEvent(ItemEvent e); }
Object->Component(ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable)->Choice(ItemSelectable)
Toolkit.createChoice()