Returns or sets the selection state of items in a ListBox.
Syntax
object.Selected( index ) [= Boolean]
The Selected property syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| object | Required. A valid object. |
| index | Required. An integer with a range from 0 to one less than the number of items in the list. |
| Boolean | Optional. Whether an item is selected. |
Settings
The settings for Boolean are:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| True | The item is selected. |
| False | The item is not selected. |
Remarks
The Selected property is useful when users can make multiple selections. You can use this property to determine the selected rows in a multi-select list box. You can also use this property to select or deselect rows in a list from code.
The default value of this property is based on the current selection state of the ListBox.
For single-selection list boxes, the Value or ListIndex properties are recommended for getting and setting the selection. In this case, ListIndex returns the index of the selected item. However, in a multiple selection, ListIndex returns the index of the row contained within the focus rectangle, regardless of whether the row is actually selected.
When a list box control's MultiSelect property is set to None, only one row can have its Selected property set to True.
Entering a value that is out of range for the index does not generate an error message, but does not set a property for any item in the list.