How do I disable a JList element?

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How do I disable a JList element?

Create your custom CellRenderer that takes care of blurring out the disabled items. But beware, you are still able to select them, even though you don't see a proof for this visually. Add a custom SelectionListener and unselect the disabled items that were clicked on. Here's the code:

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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