ListBox Methods

The methods defined in the ListBox class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
addItem	Adds a new item
addItemAt	Adds a new item at a specified item index
clear	Clears the contents
clearAllSelected	Clears all selected items in the list box
displayCollection	Attaches the specified collection to the list box
dragListIndex	Provides the listIndex property of an entry during drag and drop actions
findObject	Searches the itemObject property values of the list entries for the specified object
findString	Searches the entries for an entry that matches the specified string
findStringCaseSensitive	Searches the entries for an entry that matches the specified case‑sensitive string
findStringExact	Searches the entries for an entry with an exact match to the specified string
findStringExactCaseSensitive	Searches the entries for an entry with an exact match to the specified case‑sensitive string
getCollection	Returns the collection attached to the list box by the displayCollection or listCollection method
getLineHeight	Returns the height in pixels of each list box entry
getListIndex	Returns the index of the displayed list entry corresponding to the position x, y
getListIndexText	Returns the list index that corresponds to the specified position within the text portion of a list entry
getScrollRange	Returns the scroll range information for the window
itemFullName	Returns the fully qualified name of an item
itemHasSubItems	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether an item has subitems
itemVisible	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether an item is visible
lines	Returns the number of lines available for display in the list box
listCollection	Enables controls to have a collection attached to them
listCount	Returns the number of items in the list
newIndex	Returns the index of the item most recently added
positionCollection	Positions the collection attached to the ListBox control to an object in that collection and to a position within the list box
positionLeft	Returns the displayed left position in pixels of the start of text in the specified list entry
positionTop	Returns the displayed top position in pixels of the specified list entry
refreshEntries	Refreshes the displayed list of entries in the list box
removeItem	Removes an item (and its subitems) from a list box
selectedCount	Returns the number of entries selected in the list box
showContextMenu__	A helper method that can be called from contextMenu events to display a menu using the event details

For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Methods", later in this document.