multi select add selected item on server side

[[WP]joju]

is this the proper way to add a selected item for a multiselect in an ajax event?

extmselQ.SelectedItems.Add(new SelectedListItem(drRight["wid"].ToString(), drRight["name"].ToString(), extmselQ.Items.IndexOf(new Coolite.Ext.Web.ListItem(drRight["id"].ToString(), drRight["name"].ToString()))));

extmselQ.UpdateSelection();

the selected item gets added when i check the code using a breakpoint but it doesn't show up on the page. this code is included on the BeforeShow event of a window containing a multi select item