Selected item and selected index from List
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:Script> import flash.events.Event; public function changeEvt(event:Event):void { log.text=event.currentTarget.selectedItem.label + " " + event.currentTarget.selectedIndex; } </mx:Script> <mx:List width="35" change="changeEvt(event)"> <mx:Object label="A" data="aa" /> <mx:Object label="B" data="bb" /> <mx:Object label="C" data="cc" /> </mx:List> <mx:TextArea id="log" width="150" /> </mx:Application>