private Object lookupItem(String pattern) {
Object selectedItem = model.getSelectedItem();
// only search for a different item if the currently selected does not match
if (selectedItem != null && startsWithIgnoreCase(selectedItem.toString(), pattern)) {
return selectedItem;
} else {
// iterate over all items
for (int i = 0, n = model.getSize(); i < n; i++) {
Object currentItem = model.getElementAt(i);
// current item starts with the pattern?
if (currentItem != null && startsWithIgnoreCase(currentItem.toString(), pattern)) {
return currentItem;
}
}
}
// no item starts with the pattern => return null
return null;
}
private void setSelectedItem(Object item) {
selecting = true;
model.setSelectedItem(item);
selecting = false;
}