What is the real use of ListBox.SelectedRowValue?

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Apparently, and according to the documentation, ListBox.SelectedRowValue returns only Column(0) of the first selected Row (IMHO)… (read below)

Absolutely useless in my case (I wanted to store the selection into a variable.

Someone knows ListBox.SelectedRowValue usage in real coding life?

Documentation:
SelectedRowValue As String

The value of the currently selected item.

In the case of multi-column ListBoxes, the value of the cell in the first column is returned.

To achieve the beginning of my feature, I have to read each Row from Row(0) and store the Selected Row(s) each time I encounter one…

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Then what’s the problem with just not using it?

That’s a shortcut for Listbox.CellTextAt(Row,0). I guess beginners are more comfortable with this :man_shrugging:.

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If you’re converting a real menu to one implemented using a one-column listbox? Which may be necessary on the Pi if your menu is very tall. I had to do that already as a Pi menu that is too tall for the screen doesn’t seem to scroll.

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dim variable As string =ListBox.SelectedRowValue :man_facepalming:t2:

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It has always been this way, although the name was different in API 1. It’s a convenience method for people interacting with a single-column listbox. If you don’t need it, just ignore it.

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