---
title: "selectListBoxItem"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun18/13668033/selectListBoxItem"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Selects an item in the list box user control that is specified by userControlId. Selected items appear highlighted in the list.

If the `-multi` flag was specified with the [createListBox](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668940) command, this command adds to the current list box selection. Otherwise, the command replaces the current selection.

To remove selection, pass a `-1` as the index argument.

## Functional area

User Window

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `selectListBoxItem userControlID index` |

### Arguments

| **Name** | **Type** | **Required** | **Comments** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `index` | int | yes | Zero based index of the item to select. |
| `userControlId` | int | yes | ID of user control to operate on. |

### Flags

None

## Return value

integer

## Examples

```plaintext
// Select an item in a List Box User Control.
int $windowId;
int $controlId;
int $index;
 
// First create a User Window to place the Control on
$windowId = `createWindow "MyWindow"`;
 
// Create the User Control on the Window. 
$controlId = `createListBox $windowId`;
 
// Add some items to the List Box.
addListBoxItem $controlId "Item 1";
$index = `addListBoxItem $controlId "Item 2"`;
addListBoxItem $controlId "Item 3";
 
// Select the item whose index we just got.
selectListBoxItem $controlId $index;
```

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [addListBoxItem](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13669120)
- [createListBox](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668940)
- [deleteAllListBoxItems](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668744)
- [deleteListBoxItem](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668760)
- [findListBoxItem](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668676)
- [getListBoxItem](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668498)
- [getListBoxSelItems](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668496)
- [getNumListBoxItems](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668552)
- [setListBoxHandler](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun18/pages/13668115)