flash actionscript: how do i tell which option of a combo box the user has selected, then perform
an action if it is a certain option?

at the moment i am using the code...

if (_root.timezoneapp.timezone.getSelectedIndex.data==option3) {
_root.feedback4 = "Correct";
_root.score++; }
else { _root.feedback4 = "Correct TimeZone not selected"; }

timezoneapp = the name of the movie clip its in
timezone = the name of the combo box

As for the rest its what was suggested to me to use. I want the third option
in the combo box list to perform the action. At the moment that code seems to
be always returning a "Correct" result, even if i dont select anything at all
???

any help pls...

try -
if (_root.timezoneapp.timezone.getSelectedIndex().data=="option3")

thanks for the reply.

ive tried the code you suggested but it doesnt seem to be working. if i
select the third option in combo box then it still says incorrect :(

any other suggestion ? ive been stuck on this for days now :(

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i use MX6, where a changeHandler function deals with combobox
selections, this has changed with MX04 so check the 04 Help Files
if using that version. MX6 code would be -

timezone.setChangeHandler("handle");
function handle(comp){
var dat = comp.getSelectedItem().data;
trace(dat);
if(dat=="option3"){trace("error3");}
};

hth