DiagramControl.SelectItem(DiagramItem, ModifySelectionMode) Method

Selects the specified diagram item.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDiagram

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Diagram

Declaration

C#

public void SelectItem(
    DiagramItem item,
    ModifySelectionMode modifySelectionMode = ModifySelectionMode.ReplaceSelection
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SelectItem(
    item As DiagramItem,
    modifySelectionMode As ModifySelectionMode = ModifySelectionMode.ReplaceSelection
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
item	DiagramItem	A DiagramItem object that is the item to select.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
modifySelectionMode	ModifySelectionMode	ReplaceSelection	A ModifySelectionMode enumeration value that specifies whether to add or replace the existing selection with the specified diagram item.

Remarks

The following code sample demonstrates how to use the SelectItem method to select a newly added shape:

C#

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    DiagramShape diagramShape = new DiagramShape();
    diagramShape.Shape = BasicFlowchartShapes.Decision;
    diagramShape.Size = new SizeF(200, 200);
    diagramShape.Position = new DevExpress.Utils.PointFloat(450, 300);

    diagramControl1.Items.Add(diagramShape);
    diagramControl1.SelectItem(diagramShape, ModifySelectionMode.ReplaceSelection);
}

VB.NET

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim diagramShape As DiagramShape = New DiagramShape()
    diagramShape.Shape = BasicFlowchartShapes.Decision
    diagramShape.Size = New SizeF(200, 200)
    diagramShape.Position = New DevExpress.Utils.PointFloat(450, 300)

    diagramControl1.Items.Add(diagramShape)
    diagramControl1.SelectItem(diagramShape, ModifySelectionMode.ReplaceSelection)
End Sub