Combobox, capture "Create New"

[mshaffer]

I am creating a combobox from a text input using external data... If the autocomplete is false, but the user typed something, I want to use that information to create a new (in this case) project, append to the beginning of the data...

Code:

var createNewProject = "";

within the constructor, onchange, I capture if the value hasn't changed... empty is a custom function ...

Code:

onChange: function (newValue, oldValue) {
												if(!empty(newValue))
													{
													createNewProject = newValue;
													}												
												}

I have tried the several handlers and haven't figured out HOW to trigger this new value to update the select, nor is it obvious how to add a single new value...