SelectionMode Enumeration
Specifies the selection behavior of a list box.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
This enumeration is used by classes such as ListBox and CheckedListBox.
The following example demonstrates how to use the GetSelected method to determine which items in a ListBox are selected in order to select the items that are not selected and deselect the items that are selected. The example also demonstrates using the SelectionMode property to enable a ListBox to have more than one selected item and uses the Sorted property to demonstrate how to sort items in a ListBox automatically. This example assumes that a ListBox, named listBox1, has been added to a form and that the InitializeMyListBox method defined in the example is called from the Load event of the form.
Private Sub InitializeMyListBox() ' Add items to the ListBox. listBox1.Items.Add("A") listBox1.Items.Add("C") listBox1.Items.Add("E") listBox1.Items.Add("F") listBox1.Items.Add("G") listBox1.Items.Add("D") listBox1.Items.Add("B") ' Sort all items added previously. listBox1.Sorted = True ' Set the SelectionMode to select multiple items. listBox1.SelectionMode = SelectionMode.MultiExtended ' Select three initial items from the list. listBox1.SetSelected(0, True) listBox1.SetSelected(2, True) listBox1.SetSelected(4, True) ' Force the ListBox to scroll back to the top of the list. listBox1.TopIndex = 0 End Sub Private Sub InvertMySelection() Dim x As Integer ' Loop through all items the ListBox. For x = 0 To listBox1.Items.Count - 1 ' Determine if the item is selected. If listBox1.GetSelected(x) = True Then ' Deselect all items that are selected. listBox1.SetSelected(x, False) Else ' Select all items that are not selected. listBox1.SetSelected(x, True) End If Next x ' Force the ListBox to scroll back to the top of the list. listBox1.TopIndex = 0 End Sub
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