Selection.Item method (Outlook)
Returns a Microsoft Outlook item or conversation header from the selection.
Syntax
expression.Item (Index)
expression A variable that represents a 'Selection' object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index | Required | Variant | Either the index number of the object, or a value used to match the default property of an object in the collection. |
Return value
An Object that represents the specified item or conversation header.
Remarks
Do not make any assumptions about the Item method return type; your code should be able to handle multiple item types or a ConversationHeader object. For example, the Item method can return an AppointmentItem, MailItem, MeetingItem, or TaskItem in the Inbox folder, depending on the value of the Selection.Location property.
The Selection collection contains ConversationHeader objects only if you specify olConversationHeaders in the GetSelection method of the Selection object.
Example
The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example displays the sender of each selected item in the active explorer. It uses the Count property and Item method of the Selection object, returned by the Explorer.Selection property, to display the senders of all messages that are selected in the active explorer.
Sub GetSelectedItems()
Dim myOlExp As Outlook.Explorer
Dim myOlSel As Outlook.Selection
Dim mySender As Outlook.AddressEntry
Dim oMail As Outlook.MailItem
Dim oAppt As Outlook.AppointmentItem
Dim oPA As Outlook.PropertyAccessor
Dim strSenderID As String
Const PR_SENT_REPRESENTING_ENTRYID As String = _
"http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x00410102"
Dim MsgTxt As String
Dim x As Long
MsgTxt = "Senders of selected items:"
Set myOlExp = Application.ActiveExplorer
Set myOlSel = myOlExp.Selection
For x = 1 To myOlSel.Count
If myOlSel.Item(x).Class = OlObjectClass.olMail Then
' For mail item, use the SenderName property.
Set oMail = myOlSel.Item(x)
MsgTxt = MsgTxt & oMail.SenderName & ";"
ElseIf myOlSel.Item(x).Class = OlObjectClass.olAppointment Then
' For appointment item, use the Organizer property.
Set oAppt = myOlSel.Item(x)
MsgTxt = MsgTxt & oAppt.Organizer & ";"
Else
' For other items, use the property accessor to get sender ID,
' then get the address entry to display the sender name.
Set oPA = myOlSel.Item(x).PropertyAccessor
strSenderID = oPA.GetProperty(PR_SENT_REPRESENTING_ENTRYID)
Set mySender = Application.Session.GetAddressEntryFromID(strSenderID)
MsgTxt = MsgTxt & mySender.Name & ";"
End If
Next x
Debug.Print MsgTxt
End Sub
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