Java tutorial
import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox; import javafx.scene.control.ListCell; import javafx.scene.control.ListView; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; import javafx.stage.Stage; import javafx.util.Callback; public class Main extends Application { public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); } @Override public void start(Stage stage) { Scene scene = new Scene(new Group(), 200, 200); ComboBox<String> myComboBox = new ComboBox<String>(); myComboBox.getItems().addAll("A", "B", "C", "D", "E"); myComboBox.setCellFactory(new Callback<ListView<String>, ListCell<String>>() { @Override public ListCell<String> call(ListView<String> param) { final ListCell<String> cell = new ListCell<String>() { { super.setPrefWidth(100); } @Override public void updateItem(String item, boolean empty) { super.updateItem(item, empty); if (item != null) { setText(item); if (item.contains("A")) { setTextFill(Color.RED); } else if (item.contains("B")) { setTextFill(Color.GREEN); } else { setTextFill(Color.BLACK); } } else { setText(null); } } }; return cell; } }); Group root = (Group) scene.getRoot(); root.getChildren().add(myComboBox); stage.setScene(scene); stage.show(); } }