Flash Form Validation : ComboBox Validation : AS3 : Flash CS3

I'm doing a simple validation for a flash form created. It's working fine with text filed and Radio groups. But Having issue with ComboBox. Anybody able to help? Thanks in advance.

Is it possible to write as ,

} else if (!placeopCombo.selected) { status_txt.text = "Please choose Place of Purchase";

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My code is below

if(!nameTxt.length) { status_txt.text = "Please enter your name"; } else if (!emailTxt.length) { status_txt.text = "Please enter your email"; } else if (!mobileTxt.length) { status_txt.text = "Please enter your mobile number";

} else {

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The selectedItem property is null until you select something so you should be able to do this:

} else if (!placeopCombo.selectedItem) { status_txt.text = "Please choose Place of Purchase";

Aternatively you can check if the index or label are different to an initial/default value

} else if (placeopCombo.selectedIndex != defaultIndex) { status_txt.text = "Please choose Place of 

Don't know if it's handy at this stage, but also have a look at the Yahoo! Form components.