// Get the string of an item in the Drop List User Control 
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;
}