From 0da9490a60e34689a80f0ab7a834dc092a4bd282 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steven Liu <z.liu-74@student.tudelft.nl>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:43:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: list cell now remembers the last ingredient selected

---
 .../main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCell.java    | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCell.java b/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCell.java
index bdd60ab..6cfeaf7 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCell.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/client/scenes/recipe/IngredientListCell.java
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ public class IngredientListCell extends OrderedEditableListCell<RecipeIngredient
         }
     }
     private HBox makeInputLine(RecipeIngredient ingredient, TextField amountInput, ChoiceBox<Unit> unitChoice) {
-        MenuButton ingredientSelect = new MenuButton(getLocaleString("app.prompt.select-ingredient"));
+        selectedIngredient.setValue(ingredient.getIngredient());
+        MenuButton ingredientSelect = new MenuButton(selectedIngredient.get() == null ?
+                getLocaleString("app.prompt.select-ingredient") : selectedIngredient.get().getName());
         HBox container = new HBox(amountInput, unitChoice, ingredientSelect);
         try {
             makeMenuItems(ingredientSelect, server.getIngredients(), Ingredient::getName, i -> {