# Listbox with indicator

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-with-indicator/268803
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-with-indicator/268803 "2008-08-19T03:49:04Z")
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### Author: ![bellerophon41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@bellerophon41](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bellerophon41)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listbox-with-indicator/268803/1 "2008-08-19T03:49:04Z")

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Hi, I’m populating a listbox with xml and i would like to add an indicator (an ascii character) to the beginning of the selected item…no fancy tweens, just a character in the box much like the onFocus green background. Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks  
K