import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty import tornadofx.App import tornadofx.View import tornadofx.combobox import tornadofx.observable class MyApp: App(MyView::class) class MyView: View() { override val root = combobox(MyModel.selectedItemProperty) { items = MyModel.myList } } object MyModel { val selectedItemProperty = SimpleStringProperty() val myList = listOf("Alpha", "Beta", "Gamma", "Delta", "Epsilon").observable() }