{"identifier":12857,"topic":"Properties","name":"autoSelect","text":"<code> set <\/code>[<code>the<\/code>]<code> autoSelect of <i>field<\/i> \u00ac     to <i>trueOrFalse<\/i>  <br><br>\n\n <\/code>The<code> autoSelect <\/code>property sets or returns whether lines in a locked field highlight automatically in response to a<code> mouseDown <\/code>event and to dragging or shift-clicking.  (Such fields are called  <i>list fields<\/i> .<i>)<\/i> <br><br>\n\n The<code> autoSelect <\/code>property corresponds to the Auto Select check box in a Field Info dialog box. <br>\n<br>\n Automatic highlighting occurs if <code> autoSelect, lockText, and dontWrap <\/code>are all set to<code> true<\/code>. <br><br>\n\n <code>AutoSelect <\/code>is set to false when<code> dontWrap<\/code> is set to false;<code> dontWrap <\/code>is set to true when<code> autoSelect <\/code>is set to true.  <br><br>\n\n For<code> autoSelect <\/code>to affect more than one line in a locked field, that field's <code>multipleLines <\/code>property must also be set to<code> true<\/code>. <br>\n","related":{"84490":"dontWrap","75848":"lockText","100041":"multipleLines","47006":"select","63809":"selectedLine","64031":"selectedText"},"examples":"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["\rset [the] autoSelec"],"10":["\rAutomatic highlight"]}}