how to make item in listbox selected - Xtreme Visual Basic Talk

11-16-2003, 04:52 PM

kalin

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how to make item in listbox selected

i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to make a listbox item (at whichever index) selected...like say my list is

apples
oranges
banannas
pears

how do i make the oranges text in the listbox show up selected?

11-16-2003, 05:01 PM

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Code:

List1.Selected(1) = True

would make the item at element 1 be selected

11-16-2003, 05:25 PM

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The above works if the listbox is supporting multiple selections.
Otherwise, List1.ListIndex = 1
is the classical way.

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