package sample; import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader; import javafx.geometry.Insets; import javafx.scene.Parent; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.*; import javafx.scene.layout.*; import javafx.scene.text.Text; import javafx.stage.Stage; public class Main extends Application { Stage window; Button button; @Override public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception{ window = primaryStage; window.setTitle("Subways"); //Button button = new Button("Order Now"); ChoiceBox choiceBox = new ChoiceBox<>(); //getItems returns the ObserableList object which oyu can add items to choiceBox.getItems().add("Apples"); choiceBox.getItems().add("Bananas"); choiceBox.getItems().addAll("Bacon", "Ham", "Meatballs"); choiceBox.setValue("Apples"); button.setOnAction(e -> getChoice(choiceBox)); //Layout VBox layout = new VBox(); layout.setPadding(new Insets(20, 20, 20, 20)); layout.getChildren().addAll(choiceBox, button); Scene scene = new Scene(layout, 300, 250); window.setScene(scene); window.show(); } public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); } private void getChoice(ChoiceBox choiceBox){ String food = choiceBox.getValue(); System.out.println(food); } }