# Add object to list

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-object-to-list/242790>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 30, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-object-to-list/242790 "2007-10-30T13:05:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![owelowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@owelowe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/owelowe)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-object-to-list/242790/1 "2007-10-30T13:05:17Z")

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when I try adding data from a datagrid with the add item function it just comes up as [object],[object] but when I use the dataprovider it comes up as it should, is there a way to add objects to a list with a additem function?

```auto

var listListener:Object = new Object();
listListener.change = function(evt_obj:Object) {
    trace("You have selected " + theList.selectedItems.length + " items.");
    Valda_list.addItem(theList.selectedItems);
}
theList.addEventListener("change", listListener);

```

```auto

var listListener:Object = new Object();
listListener.change = function(evt_obj:Object) {
    trace("You have selected " + theList.selectedItems.length + " items.");
    Valda_list.dataProvider = theList.selectedItems;
}
theList.addEventListener("change", listListener);

```