# Accessing a combobox from within a function

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**Created:** [December 24, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-combobox-from-within-a-function/302254 "2009-12-24T10:57:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-combobox-from-within-a-function/302254/1 "2009-12-24T10:57:04Z")

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I have a combo box defined inside a function and want to access it from a function that is called on the OnChange event of the combo box.

combo1.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, chkAnswer);

How do I access combo1 from function chkAnswer? In other words, what is the equivalent of this.value in as3?