# Datalist and button from components library

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datalist-and-button-from-components-library/228787>\
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**Created:** [June 11, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datalist-and-button-from-components-library/228787 "2007-06-11T15:41:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Multi\_Task](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datalist-and-button-from-components-library/228787/1 "2007-06-11T15:41:42Z")

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Gooooooooooooooooooooooooood Morning!

Question about using datalist and button from components library. If the datalist is not selected and user pushes button I want it to do nothing, right now if user has not clicked on datalist for selection and clicks the button it takes them to [www.domain.com/undefined](http://www.domain.com/undefined). I am trying to run it like so with a setFocus so it will highlight datalist if not selected:

```auto

_global.style.setStyle("themeColor", "haloOrange");
var arUrl:Array=["/browsecategory.aspx?cat=1","/browsecategory.aspx?cat=2", "/browsecategory.aspx?cat=3"];
var provider:Array=[{label:"Selection 1",data:0}, {label:"Selection 2",data:1}, {label:"Selection 3",data:2}];
choice.mcList.dataProvider=provider;
var obj:Object={};
obj.click=function(eo:Object)
{
var count:Number=choice.mcList.selectedItem.data;
getURL(arUrl[count],"_self");
trace("count="+arUrl[count]);
}
but.mcSubmit.addEventListener("click",obj); {
 if (obj = false) {
  setFocus.Object;
 }
}

```

Thanks in advnace if anyone can pass some insight. MT