Select a value in JComboBox by key stroke

Question

Hi all,
I m trying to create a GUI with comboxes, in which users can select the value by pressing keys. e.g.
ComboBox:
Apple
Boy
Cat
Dog
when press 'A', it should go to "Apple", and something like this.
In my case, the objects in the Combo box are not Strings, they are bean objects, e.g.
public class Apple{
   private String name;
   private double weight;
   public Apple() {}
   public void setName(String name) {
      this.name = name;
   public String getName() {
      return this.name;
   public void setWeight(double weight) {
      this.weight = weight;
   public double getWeight() {
      return this.weight;
   public String toString() {
      return this.name;
}in this Object, its 'toString' value is the value it's gona display in the ComboBox. Othger entries in combo box are likewise.
I m not sure this is the problem or not, i just couldn't get the right value selected by key stroke.
Anyone can help?
Thanks!
best regards

Answer 1

Works fine for me in this example:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=613731