Delete button in a JComboBox popup menu items

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Code

class CellButtonsMouseListener extends MouseAdapter {
  private int prevIndex = -1;
  private JButton prevButton;
  private static void listRepaint(JList list, Rectangle rect) {
    if (Objects.nonNull(rect)) {
      list.repaint(rect);
    }
  }
  @Override public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
    JList list = (JList) e.getComponent();
    Point pt = e.getPoint();
    int index = list.locationToIndex(pt);
    if (!list.getCellBounds(index, index).contains(pt)) {
      if (prevIndex >= 0) {
        Rectangle r = list.getCellBounds(prevIndex, prevIndex);
        listRepaint(list, r);
      }
      index = -1;
      prevButton = null;
      return;
    }
    if (index >= 0) {
      JButton button = getButton(list, pt, index);
      ButtonsRenderer renderer = (ButtonsRenderer) list.getCellRenderer();
      if (Objects.nonNull(button)) {
        renderer.rolloverIndex = index;
        if (!button.equals(prevButton)) {
          Rectangle r = list.getCellBounds(prevIndex, index);
          listRepaint(list, r);
        }
      } else {
        renderer.rolloverIndex = -1;
        Rectangle r = null;
        if (prevIndex == index) {
          if (prevIndex >= 0 && Objects.nonNull(prevButton)) {
            r = list.getCellBounds(prevIndex, prevIndex);
          }
        } else {
          r = list.getCellBounds(index, index);
        }
        listRepaint(list, r);
        prevIndex = -1;
      }
      prevButton = button;
    }
    prevIndex = index;
  }
  @Override public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
    JList list = (JList) e.getComponent();
    Point pt = e.getPoint();
    int index = list.locationToIndex(pt);
    if (index >= 0) {
      JButton button = getButton(list, pt, index);
      if (Objects.nonNull(button)) {
        listRepaint(list, list.getCellBounds(index, index));
      }
    }
  }
  @Override public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
    JList list = (JList) e.getComponent();
    Point pt = e.getPoint();
    int index = list.locationToIndex(pt);
    if (index >= 0) {
      JButton button = getButton(list, pt, index);
      if (Objects.nonNull(button)) {
        button.doClick();
        Rectangle r = list.getCellBounds(index, index);
        listRepaint(list, r);
      }
    }
  }
  @Override public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
    JList list = (JList) e.getComponent();
    ButtonsRenderer renderer = (ButtonsRenderer) list.getCellRenderer();
    renderer.rolloverIndex = -1;
  }
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  private static JButton getButton(JList list, Point pt, int index) {
    Container c = (Container) list.getCellRenderer().getListCellRendererComponent(
        list, "", index, false, false);
    Rectangle r = list.getCellBounds(index, index);
    c.setBounds(r);
    // c.doLayout(); // may be needed for other layout managers (eg. FlowLayout)
    pt.translate(-r.x, -r.y);
    Component b = SwingUtilities.getDeepestComponentAt(c, pt.x, pt.y);
    if (b instanceof JButton) {
      return (JButton) b;
    } else {
      return null;
    }
  }
}

References

• Delete button in a JComboBox popup menu items(Japanese)