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Tech Tip: Retrieving the text of the selected list item
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: 2003.1 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: September 10, 2003

Versions 6.7.x, 6.8.x and 2003.x

Here is a simple project method that returns the text of the selected list item as the function result.

 ` Method: Get_SelectedListItemText
C_LONGINT($1)  ` List Reference Number
C_LONGINT($listpos;$listpos;$itemRef;$subList)
C_TEXT($0;$itemText)
C_BOOLEAN($expand)
$listpos:=Selected list item($1)
GET LIST ITEM($1;$listpos;$itemRef;$itemText;$subList;$expand)
$0:=$itemText

Here is an example of how this method can be called:

$itemText:=Get_SelectedListItemText ($ListReference)