SelectionList.SelectType Property

 

Gets or sets the type of UI used to provide a selection UI. Must be of type ListSelectType. The default value is DropDown. This API is obsolete. For information about how to develop ASP.NET mobile applications, see the www.asp.net/mobile Web site.

Namespace:   System.Web.UI.MobileControls
Assembly:  System.Web.Mobile (in System.Web.Mobile.dll)

<BindableAttribute(True)>
Public Property SelectType As ListSelectType

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.MobileControls.ListSelectType

Type of UI used to provide a selection UI.

A SelectionList object can be rendered as a CheckBox, DropDown, ListBox, MultiSelectListBox, or Radio list, depending on the target device. The selection type also affects whether the control allows the user to select multiple items. The MultiSelectListBox and CheckBox settings allow multiple selections; other settings allow only a single selection. The selection types are shown in the following table.

ListSelectType value

Description

Multiselect

CheckBox

Renders list items with check boxes and multiple selection capability.

Yes

DropDown

Renders list items in a drop-down list box.

No

ListBox

Renders list items in a list box.

No

MultipleSelectionListBox

Renders list items in a list box with multiple selection capability.

Yes

Radio

Renders list items as options.

No

The following code example shows how to use the SelectedIndexChanged event. It also shows how to use the Rows property on postback to expand the list.

System_CAPS_noteNote

The following code sample uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code sample must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information, see ASP.NET Web Forms Page Syntax Overview.

<%@ Page Language="VB" 
    Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="mobile" 
    Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls" 
    Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<script runat="server">
    Public Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As EventArgs)

        If Not IsPostBack Then
            ' Create data for the list
            Dim arr As New ArrayList()
            arr.Add(New _
                Task("Verify transactions", "Done"))
            arr.Add(New _
                Task("Check balance sheet", "Scheduled"))
            arr.Add(New _
                Task("Call customer", "Done"))
            arr.Add(New _
                Task("Issue checks", "Pending"))
            arr.Add(New _
                Task("Send report", "Pending"))
            arr.Add(New _
                Task("Attend meeting", "Scheduled"))

            ' Set properties for the list
            SelList1.SelectType = _
                ListSelectType.ListBox
            SelList1.Wrapping = Wrapping.NoWrap
            SelList1.DataValueField = "Status"
            SelList1.DataTextField  = "TaskName"
            SelList1.Rows = 3

            ' Bind the list to the data
            SelList1.DataSource = arr
            SelList1.DataBind ()

            Label1.Text = "Select an item and click the button."
            Label2.Text = "Tasks are arranged by priority"
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub ShowStatus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Const statusSpec As String = "Status: {0} is {1}"
        Const prioSpec As String = "Priority: {0}"

        ' Expand the list to show all items
        SelList1.Rows = SelList1.Items.Count

        ' Display the status
        Label1.Text = String.Format(statusSpec, _
            SelList1.Selection.Text, _
            SelList1.Selection.Value)
        ' Display the priority
        Label2.Text = String.Format(prioSpec, _
            (SelList1.SelectedIndex + 1))
    End Sub

    ' Custom class for the task data
    Class Task
        Private _TaskName As String
        Private _Status As String

        Public Sub New(ByVal TaskName As String, _
            ByVal Status As String)
            _TaskName = TaskName
            _Status = Status
        End Sub
        Public ReadOnly Property TaskName() As String
            Get
                Return _TaskName
            End Get
        End Property
        Public ReadOnly Property Status() As String
            Get
                Return _Status
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class
</script>

<html xmlns="http:'www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<body>
    <mobile:Form runat="server" id="Form1">
        <mobile:Label runat="server" id="Label1" />
        <mobile:Label runat="server" id="Label2" />
        <mobile:SelectionList runat="server" id="SelList1" 
            OnSelectedIndexChanged="ShowStatus" />
        <mobile:Command ID="Command1" runat="server" 
            Text="Show Status" />
    </mobile:Form>
</body>
</html>

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

SelectionList Class
System.Web.UI.MobileControls Namespace
ASP.NET Data Access Content Map
Introduction to the SelectionList Control
Creating New Controls
Creating Custom Mobile Controls

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