SelectArea method

Selects an area on the map and creates a SelectedArea object. The selected area must be completely inside the map window, that is between 0 and the Width property of the Map object, and 0 and the Height property of the Map object. Use 0 for all parameters to remove the selection from the map.

Applies to

Objects:  SelectedArea

Syntax

object.SelectArea(Top, Left, Width, Height)

Parameters

Part	Description
object	Required. An expression that returns a SelectedArea object.
Top	Required Long. Distance from the top of the map window to the top of the selected area, in pixels.
Left	Required Long. Distance from the left side of the map window to the left side of the selected area, in pixels.
Width	Required Long. Width of the selected area, in pixels.
Height	Required Long. Height of the selected area, in pixels.

Example

    Sub SelectAnAreaOnTheMap()


  Dim objApp As New MapPoint.Application
  Dim objMap As MapPoint.Map


  'Set up application
  Set objMap = objApp.ActiveMap
  objApp.Visible = True
  objApp.UserControl = True


  'Select an area on the map
  objMap.SelectedArea.SelectArea 20, 40, 100, 150


  End Sub