To clear all selections, use the List clearSelection() method in Java −
JList list = new JList(sports); list.clearSelection();
Above, the elements in Sports array is a String array −
String sports[]= { "Cricket","Football","Hockey","Rugby"};
The following is an example to clear all selection in JList −
package my; import java.awt.event.*; import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; class SwingDemo extends JFrame { static JFrame frame; static JList list; public static void main(String[] args) { frame = new JFrame("JList Demo"); SwingDemo s = new SwingDemo(); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); String sports[]= { "Cricket","Football","Hockey","Rugby"}; list = new JList(sports); list.clearSelection(); panel.add(list); frame.add(panel); frame.setSize(550,300); frame.setVisible(true); } }