Simple example of JavaFX ComboBox |
package javafxcombobox;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
/**
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*/
public class JavaFXComboBox extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
final ComboBox comboBox = new ComboBox();
comboBox.getItems().addAll(
"Item 1",
"Item 2",
"Item 3",
"Item 4");
comboBox.setValue("Item 1");
final Label label = new Label();
Button btn = new Button();
btn.setText("Read comboBox");
btn.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
label.setText("selectd: " + comboBox.getValue());
}
});
VBox vBox = new VBox();
vBox.setPadding(new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5));
vBox.setSpacing(5);
vBox.getChildren().addAll(label, comboBox, btn);
StackPane root = new StackPane();
root.getChildren().add(vBox);
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 250);
primaryStage.setTitle("Hello World!");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
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