User Guide

776 List component
List.addItem()
Availability
Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).
Edition
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
listInstance.addItem(label[, data])
listInstance.addItem(itemObject)
Parameters
label A string that indicates the label for the new item.
data The data for the item. This parameter is optional and can be of any data type.
itemObject An item object that usually has label and data properties.
Returns
The index at which the item was added.
Description
Method; adds a new item to the end of the list.
In the first usage example, an item object is always created with the specified
label property,
and, if specified, the
data property.
The second usage example adds the specified item object.
Calling this method modifies the data provider of the List component. If the data provider is
shared with other components, those components are updated as well.
Example
Both of the following lines of code add an item to the my_list instance. To try this code, drag
a List component to the Stage and give it the instance name my_list. Add the following code
to Frame 1 in the timeline:
var my_list:mx.controls.List;
my_list.addItem("this is an Item");
my_list.addItem({label:"Gordon", age:"very old", data:123});