Re: disable jcombobox item

johnmmcparland wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to disable an item in a JComboBox.  By "disable" I mean
> to grey-it out or otherwise indicate to the user that this item is not
> a valid selection.  They should still be able to select it but it
> should look different.
> 
> I can get it to grey out the option when it is not selected but as
> soon as I select it the item has a white background - i.e. looks no
> different to the rest.
> 
> The reason for keeping the item and "greying out" is because the user
> has switched modes from one where the item was valid to one where it
> is not.
> 

The way I deal with invalid items is to just show the user the currently 
valid items. I don't leave the invalid items visible and selectable.

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