Selecting an item or items in a list box

To select an item in a single selection list box the SetSelection() method may be used. The index of the item is used to specify which item is to be selected, for example:

.listControl1.SetSelection(5) 

would select the item with the index of 5. The GetIndex() method can be used to return the index of an item. Therefore to select a specific string within a list box the following could be used:

.listControl1.SetSelection(.listControl1.GetIndex(String$)) 

If no index value is specified with the SetSelection() method then any existing selection, if any, is cleared.

If the list box is a multiple or extended selection list box (See Selection) then the AddSelection() method may used to select additional items, for example:

.listControl1.AddSelection(Item)

The SelectItem() method may be used to select and deselect items in both single and multiple selection listboxes using the item's handle value.

 Handle = .listControl1.Add(ItemText$)
 .listControl1.SelectItem(Handle)
 .listControl1.SelectItem(Handle, FALSE)

It is also possible to select items using an object reference to the item's Selected property.

 Object Item = .listControl1.Add(ItemText$)
 Item.Selected = TRUE