# Setting a list object with an overlay example

**URL:** <https://forum.electra.one/t/setting-a-list-object-with-an-overlay-example/3103>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/setting-a-list-object-with-an-overlay-example/3103 "2024-07-17T23:51:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![rkram53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@rkram53](https://forum.electra.one/u/rkram53)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/setting-a-list-object-with-an-overlay-example/3103/1 "2024-07-17T23:51:26Z")

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The manual could use an explicit example of how to create an overlay and set it to a list so that you can read in your values to set up the list. The manual is fuzzy here. Does anyone have an example of how to populate a list object with overlay data? Thanks!!