SelectionMode Enumeration (System.Windows.Controls)

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SelectionMode Enumeration

Defines the selection behavior for a ListBox.

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Enumeration SelectionMode

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As SelectionMode

public enum SelectionMode

Visual C++

public enum class SelectionMode

JScript

public enum SelectionMode

XAML Attribute Usage

<object property="enumerationMemberName" .../>

Members

	Member name	Description
	Single	The user can select only one item at a time.
	Multiple	The user can select multiple items without holding down a modifier key.
	Extended	The user can select multiple consecutive items while holding down the SHIFT key.

Remarks

Set the SelectionMode property to one of the SelectionMode values to specify whether the user can select more that one item in a list box.

Examples

The following example sets the SelectionMode property to SelectionMode..::.Multiple.

XAML

<ListBox SelectionMode="Multiple">
  <DockPanel>
    <Image Source="data\cat.png"/>
    <TextBlock>CAT</TextBlock>
  </DockPanel>
  <DockPanel>
    <Image Source="data\dog.png"/>
    <TextBlock>DOG</TextBlock>
  </DockPanel>
  <DockPanel>
    <Image Source="data\fish.png"/>
    <TextBlock>FISH</TextBlock>
  </DockPanel>
</ListBox>

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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

Reference

System.Windows.Controls Namespace