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<concept id="GUID-210606BE-A36C-4B65-B083-93F71024196C" xml:lang="en"><title>Setting

the item selected when the choice list is opened</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>You can set the list item that is initially selected when the choice list

is shown to the user. This feature can be used with a choice list of the type <codeph>EAknChoiceListWithCurrentSelection</codeph>. </p>

<p>If you do not set the selected item, the first item in the list is initially

selected by default.</p>

<p>For details on how the choice list items are indexed, see <xref href="GUID-845F3021-E3ED-4676-916A-75740886DCBD.dita">Using

the Choice list API</xref>.</p>

<codeblock xml:space="preserve">void CMyAppContainer::CreateChoiceListL()

    {

    // Create empty Choice list

    iChoiceList = CAknChoiceList::NewL( this, NULL );

    // Add items from resource

    iChoiceList->SetItemsL( R_CHOICELISTEX_ITEM_ARRAY );

    // Set the default selected item

    iChoiceList->SetSelectedIndex( KDefaultIndex );

    iChoiceList->SetObserver( this );

    iChoiceList->SetRect( ChoiceListRect() );

    }

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