Resetting the value of a JComboBox

java, jcombobox, netbeans, swing

Solution

It's hard to tell exactly what you're after, especially since you're talking about a number format exception.

However, to reset a `JComboBox` to it's original selection, you simply do

cmb_emp_id.setSelectedIndex(0);

Problem

I have a `JComboBox` which contains some employee ID numbers (which are integer values). I want to set 'Select employee' to the JComboBox as a default value. As this value is in string format its throwing me an exception like "java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "Select Employee"". How do I do this? My code is: ``` public void clear() { cmb_emp_id.setSelectedItem("Select Employee"); txt_emp_name.setText(""); txt_department.setText(""); txt_designation.setText(""); joining_date.setDate(new Date()); resign_date.setDate(new Date()); txt_description.setText(""); } ``` How can I accomplish this?

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