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Listbox selected property

Question: When I try to set the selected property of a ListBox component, I receive an exception that the Index is out of bounds. How do I get around this? Answer: The selected property should only be used with ListBox components that have the MultiSelect property set to true. If you are working with a ListBox that has the MultiSelect property set to false, use the ItemIndex property to select the item. Example: procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin ListBox1.Items.Add('1'); ListBox1.Items.Add('2'); {This will fail on a single selection ListBox} // ListBox1.Selected[1] := true; ListBox1.ItemIndex := 1; {This is ok} end;