Adds a new value in the list box.

syntaxSyntax:
DlxDialogControl.AddString(name, value = 0, selected = false)

Parameters

Parameter Description
name The text to be displayed in the list box.
value The numerical value corresponding to the specified text.
selected Specify true if this value should be initially selected in the list box, otherwise false.

Return Value

If the operation ends correctly it returns true otherwise it returns false.

Example

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var dlg = new DlxDialog(400, 350, "Example Dialog");
if (dlg.IsValid())
{
  dlg.AddStaticGroup(10, 10, 190, 155, "EditNumber");
  dlg.AddStaticText(20, 33, 60, "Int:");
  dlg.AddStaticText(20, 58, 60, "Float:");
  dlg.AddStaticText(20, 83, 60, "Length:");
  dlg.AddStaticText(20, 108, 60, "Angle:");
  dlg.AddStaticText(20, 133, 60, "Percent:");
  var ctrl_int = dlg.AddEditNumber(90, 30, 100, DlxApp.DIALOGEDITNUMBER_INTEGER, 5, -100, 100);
  var ctrl_float = dlg.AddEditNumber(90, 55, 100, DlxApp.DIALOGEDITNUMBER_FLOAT, 10.5, -100, 100);
  var ctrl_length = dlg.AddEditNumber(90, 80, 100, DlxApp.DIALOGEDITNUMBER_LENGTH, 10.5, -100, 100);
  var ctrl_angle = dlg.AddEditNumber(90, 105, 100, DlxApp.DIALOGEDITNUMBER_ANGLE, 45, -360, 360);
  var ctrl_pcent = dlg.AddEditNumber(90, 130, 100, DlxApp.DIALOGEDITNUMBER_PERCENT, 0.5, 0, 1);

  dlg.AddStaticText(10, 188, 60, "ComboList: ");
  var ctrl_cbl = dlg.AddComboBox(90, 185, 110);
  ctrl_cbl.AddString("Value1", 1, false);
  ctrl_cbl.AddString("Value2", 2, false);
  ctrl_cbl.AddString("Value3", 3, true);
  ctrl_cbl.AddString("Value4", 4, false);
  ctrl_cbl.AddString("Value5", 5, false);

  dlg.AddStaticText(10, 213, 60, "ComboEdit: ");
  var ctrl_cbe = dlg.AddComboBox(90, 210, 110, "Value0");
  ctrl_cbe.AddString("Value1", 1, false);
  ctrl_cbe.AddString("Value2", 2, false);
  ctrl_cbe.AddString("Value3", 3, true);
  ctrl_cbe.AddString("Value4", 4, false);
  ctrl_cbe.AddString("Value5", 5, false);

  dlg.AddStaticText(10, 238, 60, "Edit text: ");
  var ctrl_ed = dlg.AddEditText(90, 235, 110, 0, DlxApp.DIALOGEDITTEXT_FORMATTED, "Text");

  var brush = new DlxBrushStyle("orange");
  dlg.AddStaticText(10, 263, 70, "Combo Style: ");
  var ctrl_cs = dlg.AddComboStyle(90, 260, 300, brush);

  var ctrl_ck = dlg.AddCheckBox(10, 300, 100, "check box", true);

  dlg.AddStaticGroup(210, 10, 180, 245, "List box");
  var ctrl_lb = dlg.AddListBox(220, 30, 160, 215);
  for (var i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
    ctrl_lb.AddString("Value"+i, i, i==10);

  dlg.AddOkButton(280, 320, 50, 25);
  dlg.AddCancelButton(340, 320, 50, 25);

  var r = dlg.DoModal();

  var brush;
  ctrl_cs.GetStyle(brush);

  DlxApp.Printf("Exit Button: %s", r ? "Ok" : "Cancel");
  DlxApp.Printf("Brush style: %s", brush.GetName());
  DlxApp.Printf("Edit text: %s", ctrl_ed.GetText());
  DlxApp.Printf("Edit angle: %.1f°", ctrl_angle.GetNumber());
  DlxApp.Printf("List box: index=%i, string=%s, data=%f", ctrl_lb.GetInt(), ctrl_lb.GetText(), ctrl_lb.GetNumber());
}

See also