int $windowId;

int $controlId;

int $i, $numItems;

string $itemStr;

// First create a User Window to place the Control on

$windowId = `createWindow "MyWindow"`;

// Create the User Control on the Window. 

$controlId = `createDropList $windowId`;

// Add some items to the Drop List.

addDropListItem $controlId "Item 1";

addDropListItem $controlId "Item 2";

addDropListItem $controlId "Item 3";

// Get the number of items.

$numItems = `getNumDropListItems $controlId`;

// Iterate through the list of items.

for( $i = 0; 

  $i < $numItems; 

  $i += 1 )

     { 

        $itemStr = `getDropListItem $controlId $i`; 

        print $itemStr;

}