JComboBox actionPerformed vs itemStateChanged

Question

I have a problem with the selection of the combo box not working on the first selection, but working on subsequent selections.
     cboCondition = new JComboBox();
     cboCondition.setBounds(100, 55, 130, 20);
     cboCondition.addItem("");
     cboCondition.addItem("INTEND TO CLOSE");
     cboCondition.addItem("CLOSED");
     cboCondition.setSelectedIndex(0);
     panel.add(cboCondition);
     void addConditionListener(ActionListener cil){
          cboCondition.addActionListener(cil);
     }Located within the constructor of the top level class containing the class listed below.
c_abView.addConditionListener(new AddConditionListener());
     class AddConditionListener implements ActionListener{
          @Override
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
               final JComboBox cb = (JComboBox)e.getSource();
               SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                         if(cb.getSelectedItem().equals("")){
                              c_abView.getLblConditionSymbol().setIcon(null);
                              c_abView.getLblDirectionSymbol().setIcon(null);
                              c_abModel.setIntendtoclose(false);
                              c_abModel.setClosed(false);
                         else if(cb.getSelectedItem().equals("INTEND TO CLOSE")){
                              c_abView.getLblConditionSymbol().setIcon(new ImageIcon(AddBarricadesView.class.getResource("/images/intend_to_close.jpg")));
                              c_abView.getLblDirectionSymbol().setIcon(null);
                              c_abModel.setIntendtoclose(true);
                              c_abModel.setClosed(false);
                              c_abModel.updateStatusCode();
                         else if(cb.getSelectedItem().equals("CLOSED")) {
                              c_abView.getLblConditionSymbol().setIcon(null);
                              c_abModel.setIntendtoclose(false);
                              c_abModel.setClosed(true);
                              c_abModel.updateDirectionSymbol();
     } // end AddConditionListenerIn the method updateStatusCode(), I am displaying some information about the code on the form. However, it will only display when the combo box option is clicked a second time, not the first time. What am I missing? Should I be using an itemListener?

Answer 1

I found out that this only happens when I run my application in my IDE (WDSc). When I deploy the jar to my desk top and run it, it works fine.