How do convert selected item in JComboBox to String?

I'm trying to get an option from a JComboBox to print in a JTextArea upon click.I've tried many ways, including converting to String, String array, and using textArea.append which doesn't seem to work either. .can anyone help?
[250 byte] By [Brisslesa] at [2007-11-27 2:59:17]
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toString and actionlistener, bah. figured it out, sorry to trouble you :)
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