Can't change the color of a JComboBox even if I change its ComboBoxEditor

Question

I need the text of my ComboBox to be red when it is disabled.
I have tried the following piece of code:
JComboBox itsComboBox = new JComboBox();
itsComboBox.setEnabled(false);
Color foreground = Color.RED;
itsComboBox.setForeground(foreground);
itsComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent().setForeground(foreground);
However it does not work does any one have any other suggestions?

Answer 1

Work fine for me...
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class DisabledTextColorTest {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
            new DisabledTextColorTest().makeUI();
   public void makeUI() {
       String[] option = {"hello"};
       JComboBox t = new JComboBox(option);
       ((JTextField)t.getEditor().getEditorComponent()).setDisabledTextColor(Color.RED);
       //t.setEditable(false);
       t.setEditable(true);
       t.setEnabled(false);
       JFrame frame = new JFrame();
       frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
       frame.getContentPane().add(t);
       frame.pack();
       frame.setVisible(true);
}