Control.Select Method (Boolean, Boolean) (System.Windows.Forms)

Select Method (Boolean, Boolean)

.NET Framework Class Library

Control..::.Select Method (Boolean, Boolean)

Activates a child control. Optionally specifies the direction in the tab order to select the control from.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected Overridable Sub Select ( _
    directed As Boolean, _
    forward As Boolean _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim directed As Boolean
Dim forward As Boolean

Me.Select(directed, forward)

protected virtual void Select(
    bool directed,
    bool forward
)

Visual C++

protected:
virtual void Select(
    bool directed, 
    bool forward
)

JScript

protected function Select(
    directed : boolean, 
    forward : boolean
)

Parameters

directed: Type: System..::.Boolean
true to specify the direction of the control to select; otherwise, false.

forward: Type: System..::.Boolean
true to move forward in the tab order; false to move backward in the tab order.

Remarks

The directed and forward parameters are used by container-style controls. When the directed parameter is set to true, the forward parameter is evaluated to determine which control to select. When forward is set to true, the next control in the tab order is selected; when false, the previous control in the tab order is selected.

The Select method activates the control if the control's Selectable style bit is set to true in ControlStyles, it is contained in another control, and all its parent controls are both visible and enabled.

The Windows Forms controls in the following list are not selectable. Controls derived from controls in the list will also not be selectable.

Label
Panel
GroupBox
PictureBox
ProgressBar
Splitter
LinkLabel (when there is no link present in the control)

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

Control Class

Control Members

Select Overload

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

ContainerControl

Select