TotalSelected

Description

Determines the number of items in a ListBox control that are selected.

Applies to

ListBox, PictureListBox, and ListView controls

Syntax

listcontrolname.TotalSelected ( )

Argument	Description
listcontrolname	The name of the ListBox, PictureListBox, or ListView in which you want the number of items that are selected

Returns

Integer. Returns the number of items in listcontrolname that are selected. If no items in listcontrolname are selected, TotalSelected returns 0. If an error occurs, it returns -1. If listcontrolname is null, TotalSelected returns null.

Usage

TotalSelected works only if the MultiSelect property of listcontrolname is TRUE.

Examples

Example 1

If three items are selected in lb_Actions, this example sets SelectedTotal to 3:

integer SelectedTotal

SelectedTotal = lb_Actions.TotalSelected()

Example 2

These statements in the SelectionChanged event of lb_Actions display a MessageBox if the user tries to select more than three items:

IF lb_Actions.TotalSelected() > 3 THEN

      MessageBox("Warning", &

         "You can only select 3 items!")

ELSE

... // Some processing

END IF