Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

How can I set the items of a jcombobox as an array, after initialization (I mean not with the constructor) ?

Initially I use the default constructor that adds no items in the combobox:

comboBox = new JComboBox();

And then I'd like to set the items by passing an array

String a[]={"a","b"};

but the only method for doing this seems to be setModel(ComboBoxModel)

So when I try doing the following, the compiler shrieks:

comboBox.setModel(a);

Is there maybe a way to convert from a string array to a ComboBoxModel ?

Thanks very much.