Is it possible to have an autocomplete using jtextfield and a Jlist?

I want to create an auto-complete program in java which should provide a list of suggestions instantly when the user types a character/String inside a JTextfield. The problem is that I am confused on how to do it.

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Could somebody provide an idea or a sample on the said problem?

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1) you have to sort your array before use for better performance...

2) as I mentioned you have to take these two clasess

3) don't forget set initial value for better and nicest work with these Components

simple output

from code

import java.awt.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.swing.*;

public class AutoCompleteTextField {

    private JFrame frame;
    private ArrayList<String> listSomeString = new ArrayList<String>();
    private Java2sAutoTextField someTextField = new Java2sAutoTextField(listSomeString);
    private ArrayList<String> listSomeAnotherString = new ArrayList<String>();
    private Java2sAutoComboBox someComboBox = new Java2sAutoComboBox(listSomeAnotherString);

    public AutoCompleteTextField() {
        listSomeString.add("-");
        listSomeString.add("Snowboarding");
        listSomeString.add("Rowing");
        listSomeString.add("Knitting");
        listSomeString.add("Speed reading");
        listSomeString.add("Pool");
        listSomeString.add("None of the above");
//
        listSomeAnotherString.add("-");
        listSomeAnotherString.add("XxxZxx Snowboarding");
        listSomeAnotherString.add("AaaBbb Rowing");
        listSomeAnotherString.add("CccDdd Knitting");
        listSomeAnotherString.add("Eee Fff Speed reading");
        listSomeAnotherString.add("Eee Fff Pool");
        listSomeAnotherString.add("Eee Fff None of the above");
//
        someTextField.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 16));
        someTextField.setForeground(Color.black);
        someTextField.setBackground(Color.orange);
        someTextField.setName("someTextField");
        someTextField.setDataList(listSomeString);
//
        someComboBox.setPrototypeDisplayValue("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");
        someComboBox.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 16));
        someComboBox.setForeground(Color.black);
        someComboBox.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
        someComboBox.getEditor().selectAll();
        someComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent().setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
        ((JTextField) someComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent()).setDisabledTextColor(Color.black);
        someComboBox.setName("someComboBox");
        someComboBox.setDataList(listSomeAnotherString);
//
        frame = new JFrame();
        frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1, 10, 10));
        frame.add(someTextField);
        frame.add(someComboBox);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setLocation(100, 100);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
//
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                someTextField.setText("-");
                someComboBox.getEditor().setItem(0);
                someComboBox.getEditor().selectAll();
                someTextField.grabFocus();
                someTextField.requestFocus();
                someTextField.setText(someTextField.getText());
                someTextField.selectAll();
            }
        });

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                AutoCompleteTextField aCTF = new AutoCompleteTextField();
            }
        });
    }
}

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SwingX has an autocomplete feature, it's a decorator which can be applied to several component types. It differs from what you are implementing in that it doesn't narrow the list of items. Code is free, you probably can adjust to your needs

The latest release is version 1.6.4. Its resources (binaries, source, javadoc) is available in the project download area or via maven. For a first look of the functionality you might want to run the webstartable, available on the homepage.