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guiGridListGetSelectedItem

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This function returns the row and column indexes of the selected item in a grid list. First selected row and column is (0, 0).

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Syntax

int,​ int guiGridListGetSelectedItem ( element gridList )
Required Arguments
  • gridList: the grid list you want to know the selected row index of

Returns

  • int: value1
  • int: value2

Returns the row and column indexes of the selected item if the specified grid list is valid and has a selected item, (-1, -1) if no item is selected, false otherwise.

Code Examples

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This code creates a grid list and fills it with the names of the connected players. When the user selects an item, its text (the player name) will be output in the chat box.

addEventHandler('onClientResourceStart', resourceRoot, function()
    local playerList = guiCreateGridList(0.8, 0.1, 0.15, 0.6, true)


    -- Create a players column in the list
    local column = guiGridListAddColumn(playerList, 'Player', 0.85)


    -- If the column has been created, fill it with players
    if not column then return end


    for id, playeritem in ipairs(getElementsByType('player')) do
        local row = guiGridListAddRow ( playerList )
        guiGridListSetItemText(playerList, row, column, getPlayerName(playeritem), false, false)
    end


    addEventHandler('onClientGUIClick', playerList, function()
        local row, column = guiGridListGetSelectedItem(playerList)
        outputChatBox(guiGridListGetItemText(playerList, row, column))
    end)
end

See Also

GUI Functions
GUI Elements
Reference