you don't need to - you can just add Enum to SimpleComboBox if you add a toString method to your Enum...
Code:
public enum DepdType {
CHILD("Child"), PARTNER("Partner"), FRIEND("Friend"), PET("Pet"), FAMILY("Family");
private String name;
DepdType(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public String toString() {
return name;
}
}
SimpleComboBox combo = new SimpleComboBox<DepdType>();
depdTypeFlds[n].add(DepdType.CHILD);
depdTypeFlds[n].add(DepdType.FAMILY);
depdTypeFlds[n].add(DepdType.FRIEND);
depdTypeFlds[n].add(DepdType.PARTNER);
depdTypeFlds[n].add(DepdType.PET);