How do I populate US states in a java SWT combo box?

Question

So I am doing a java SWT application, and I am wondering whether I can populate countries or US states without manually keying in those values into a java SWT combo box?

Must I link it to a web service?

Any suggestions and thoughts might be useful. Thanks

Answer 1

The best way to do it would be to create an enum of all the states in the United States. I'm sure there are lists online you could use, but linking to a web service is risky because the person using your application might not have internet or the server could go down and then your application would no longer work.