JComboBox como en HTML para poder mostrar un texto y poder trabajar con un ID, espero les sirva, aqui voy a ir compartiendo mis pocos conocimientos de Java, hice hace mucho tiempo un par de videotutoriales de este lenguaje que en especial me agrada. y sin mas aqui el programa.
/*
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*/
package Testing;
import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel;
/**
*
* @author Admin
*/
public class JComboBOXCustom extends javax.swing.JDialog {
/**
* Creates new form JComboBOXCustom
*/
DefaultComboBoxModel comboModel;
public JComboBOXCustom(java.awt.Frame parent, boolean modal) {
super(parent, modal);
initComponents();
}
/**
* This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
* WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
* regenerated by the Form Editor.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
//
private void initComponents() {
keyedCombo = new javax.swing.JComboBox();
showIDLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
comboModel =new DefaultComboBoxModel();
keyedCombo.setModel(comboModel);
keyedCombo.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
keyedComboActionPerformed(evt);
}
});
showIDLabel.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 36)); // NOI18N
showIDLabel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
layout.setHorizontalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(showIDLabel, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addComponent(keyedCombo, 0, 372, Short.MAX_VALUE))
.addGap(18, 18, 18))
);
layout.setVerticalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(keyedCombo, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 65, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGap(18, 18, 18)
.addComponent(showIDLabel, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 83, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
comboModel.addElement(new persona("Seleccione","0"));
comboModel.addElement(new persona("Carlos","1"));
comboModel.addElement(new persona("jorge","2"));
comboModel.addElement(new persona("esteban","3"));
comboModel.addElement(new persona("daniel","5"));
comboModel.addElement(new persona("Roberto","6"));
comboModel.addElement(new persona("Fucker","7"));
comboModel.addElement(new persona("Fuckencio","8"));
pack();
}//
private void keyedComboActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
// TODO add your handling code here:
persona cliente = (persona) keyedCombo.getSelectedItem() ;
String id = cliente.getID() ;
showIDLabel.setText(id);
}
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String args[]) {
/*
* Set the Nimbus look and feel
*/
//
/*
* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the
* default look and feel. For details see
* http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html
*/
try {
for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
break;
}
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(JComboBOXCustom.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (InstantiationException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(JComboBOXCustom.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(JComboBOXCustom.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
} catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(JComboBOXCustom.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
//
/*
* Create and display the dialog
*/
java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
JComboBOXCustom dialog = new JComboBOXCustom(new javax.swing.JFrame(), true);
dialog.addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
@Override
public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
}
});
dialog.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class persona {
private String nombre;
private String id ;
/** Creates a new instance of persona */
public persona(String nombre , String id ) {
this.nombre=nombre;
this.id=id;
}
public String getID()
{
return id ;
}
public String toString()
{
return nombre ;
}
}
// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JComboBox keyedCombo;
private javax.swing.JLabel showIDLabel;
// End of variables declaration
}

Bueno mas adelante pongo los videos de java, cualquier consulta en los comentarios por favor.