# comboBox + movieClip = change color

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-movieclip-change-color/176307>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 22, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-movieclip-change-color/176307 "2006-01-22T20:21:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![timothye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@timothye](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timothye)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-movieclip-change-color/176307/1 "2006-01-22T20:21:38Z")

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HI . i have a comboBox + a mc on the stage . from the comboBox selection i want to change the movie clips color .

```auto

// comboBOx on change
var colorListener:Object = new Object();
colorListener.change = function(evt_obj:Object) {
	var Selected:Object = evt_obj.target.selectedItem;
	ball_mc.color = +evt_obj.Selected.data;
};
my_cb.addEventListener("change", colorListener);

```

im populating the comboBox like this

```auto

//populate the comboBox
my_cb.addItem({data:"", label:"Select a Color"});
my_cb.addItem({data:"0x0000FF", label:"Blue"});
my_cb.addItem({data:"0xFF0000", label:"Red"});
my_cb.addItem({data:"0x000000", label:"Black"});
my_cb.addItem({data:"0x009900", label:"Green"});

```

any help ?  
cheers MGT 🙂  
:pope: