ComboBox Selected Index
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical"> <mx:Script> import mx.controls.Alert; private function changeHandler(event:Event):void { if (categoryList.selectedIndex == 0) { Alert.show("You selected all categories", "Everything!"); } else { Alert.show("You selected " + categoryList.selectedItem, "One Thing!"); } } </mx:Script> <mx:ComboBox id="categoryList" change="changeHandler(event)"> <mx:dataProvider> <mx:String>All Categories</mx:String> <mx:String>A</mx:String> <mx:String>B</mx:String> <mx:String>C</mx:String> <mx:String>D</mx:String> </mx:dataProvider> </mx:ComboBox> </mx:Application>