System.Windows.Forms.Control.Select Method

Activates a child control. Optionally specifies the direction in the tab order to select the control from.

Syntax

protected virtual void Select (bool directed, bool forward)

Parameters

directed
true to specify the direction of the control to select; otherwise, false.
forward
true to move forward in the tab order; false to move backward in the tab order.

Remarks

The directed and forward parameters are used by container-style controls. When the directed parameter is set to true, the forward parameter is evaluated to determine which control to select. When forward is set to true, the next control in the tab order is selected; when false, the previous control in the tab order is selected.

The Control.Select method activates the control if the control's Selectable style bit is set to true in System.Windows.Forms.ControlStyles, it is contained in another control, and all its parent controls are both visible and enabled.

The Windows Forms controls in the following list are not selectable. Controls derived from controls in the list will also not be selectable.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0