listbox

Displays a list box, and ask an item to user. (version 4.78 or later)

listbox <message> <title> <string array> [<selected>]

Parameters

string <message>
It is displayed in the list box.
string <title>
It is displayed as the list box title.
array <string array>
It is displayed as the list box items.
integer <selected> (version 4.89 or later)
It is selected first item by specifying the zero-based index of the array. This argument is optional.

Return Value

System variable <result>
If the user selects one of items, it is set to from 0 to N-1.
If the user cancels, it is set to -1.

Remarks

The listbox macro command shows all selected items of the <string array> array.
If the <string array> is defined as bigger entries than selected numbers as follows, the empty string will be shown at last.

strdim msg 4
msg[0] = 'Banana' 
msg[1] = 'Apple' 
msg[2] = 'Orange'
listbox 'Select your favorite food.' 'Confirmation' msg

; displays 4 items
Banana
Apple
Orange
[Empty string]

(version 4.89 or later)
When the <selected> parameter is specified, an item of the list box can be selected at first.
If the parameter is omitted, the default value is 0.

Example

strdim msg 3
msg[0] = 'Banana' 
msg[1] = 'Apple' 
msg[2] = 'Orange'
listbox 'Select your favorite food.' 'Confirmation' msg
sprintf2 var "%d" result
messagebox var "result"
; result
;   -1: Cancel
;    0: Banana
;    1: Apple
;    2: Orange
strdim msg 7
msg[0] = 'Sunny' 
msg[1] = 'Cloudy' 
msg[2] = 'Rainy'
msg[3] = 'Windy'
msg[4] = 'Snowy'
msg[5] = 'Foggy'
msg[6] = 'Unknown'
; The seventh entry is selected by default.
listbox "How's today's weather?" 'Confirmation' msg 6
sprintf2 var "%d" result
messagebox var "result"

See also