Get Selected Index From Single Select AWT List Example

/*
	Get Selected Index From Single Select AWT List Example 
	This java example shows how to get selected index of single select AWT 
	List control.
*/
 
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.List;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
 
/*
<applet code="GetSelectedIndexFromSingleSelectExample" width=200 height=200>
</applet>
*/
 
public class GetSelectedIndexFromSingleSelectExample extends Applet implements ItemListener{
 
	List list = null;
 
	public void init(){
 
		//create a single select list
		list = new List(5, false);
 
		//add items to a list	
		list.add("One");
		list.add("Two");
		list.add("Three");
		list.add("Four");
		list.add("Five");
		list.add("Six");
		list.add("Seven");
 
		//add list
		add(list);
 
		//add listener
		list.addItemListener(this);
 
	}
 
	public void paint(Graphics g){
		/*
		 * To get selected index from a single select list, use
		 * String getSelectedIndex()
		 * method of AWT List class.
		 * 
		 * NOTE : getSelectedIndex method returns -1 if no items were selected or
		 * multiple items were selected.
		 */
 
		g.drawString("Selected Index: "+ list.getSelectedIndex(), 10, 120);
	}
 
	public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent arg0) {
		repaint();	
	}
 
}