The GETLISTBOXCURSEL statement retrieves the index of the currently selected item in a list box.

Parameters

ID

The control ID of the control in which to retrieve the selection

 

Return Value

The zero based index of the selection

Example Code

// Create the edit box X: 10, Y:10 and sized 200*120
int iListBoxID = createlistbox(1, 10, 10, 200, 120);

// Add 25 test items
for(int iTest = 0; iTest < 25; iTest++)
    addlistboxitem(iListBoxID, "Test item " + iTest);

// Set the selection to item 10 (11th item)
setlistboxcursel(iListBoxID, 10);

// Retrieve the selection, will return 10
int iSel = getlistboxcursel(iListBoxID);