[JavaFX] Handling ChoiceBox in JavaFX

1. Add items to ChoiceBox

choiceType.getItems().add("solid");

2. Select default item

choiceType.getSelectionModel().selectFirst();
choiceType.getSelectionModel().selectLast();
choiceType.getSelectionModel().selectNext();
choiceType.getSelectionModel().selectPrevious();
choiceType.getSelectionModel().select(0);

3. Get selected value

choiceType.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem()
choiceType.getSelectionModel().getSelectedIndex()

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@FXML private ChoiceBox<String> choiceType; final String[] boxType = { "solid", "border", "simple" }; @Override public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) { for( int i = 0; i < boxType.length; i++ ) { choiceType.getItems().add(boxType[i]); } choiceType.getSelectionModel().selectFirst(); } @FXML private void handleOnClickAction(ActionEvent event) { if( choiceType.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().equals("solid") ) { System.out.println("solid selected"); } if( choiceType.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().equals("border") ) { System.out.println("border selected"); } if( choiceType.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().equals("simple") ) { System.out.println("simple selected"); } }