BBjListBox::getSelectedIndex

Description

Returns the index of the currently selected item in the BBjListBox control.

Syntax

Return Value

Method

int

getSelectedIndex()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Returns the index of the currently selected item.

Example

rem 'Get the index of the currently selected item in a list box control

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjAPI object
let myAPI! = BBjAPI()

rem 'Open the SysGui device
SYSGUI = UNT
OPEN (SYSGUI) "X0"

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjSysGui object
let mySysGui! = myAPI!.getSysGui()

rem 'Set addWindow param values
X = 10
Y = 10
WIDTH = 200
HEIGHT = 200
TITLE$="BBj Window"

rem 'Set the current context
mySysGui!.setContext(0)

rem 'Create a window
myWindow! = mySysGui!.addWindow(X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT,TITLE$)

rem 'Add a list box control to the window
myListBox! = myWindow!.addListBox(101,50,100,90,60,"",$0000$)

rem 'Add items into the list box
FOR I = 1 TO 4
    ITEM$="ITEM " + STR(I)
    myListBox!.addItem(ITEM$)
NEXT I

rem 'Select an item in the list box
myListBox!.selectIndex(2)

rem 'Get the index of the currently selected item in a list box control
rem 'this will return 2
SEL_INDEX = myListBox!.getSelectedIndex()

rem 'Get the item at the selected index, this will return "ITEM 3"
SEL_ITEM$ = myListBox!.getItemAt(SEL_INDEX)

rem 'Register the CALLBACK routines
CALLBACK(ON_CLOSE,APP_CLOSE,mySysGui!.getContext())

rem 'Process Events
process_events

rem 'Callback routine called when the user closes the application window
APP_CLOSE:
release

See Also

BBjAPI

BBjSysGui

BBjControl

BBjWindow

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.