fl.selectElement()

#### Availability

Flash CS3 Professional.

#### Usage

fl.selectElement(elementObject, editMode)

#### Parameters

elementObject The Element object (../Element_object/element_summary.md) you want to select.
editMode A Boolean value that specifies whether you want to edit the element (true) or want only to select it (false).

#### Returns

A Boolean value of true if the element was successfully selected; false otherwise.

#### Description

Method; enables selection or editing of an element. Generally, you will use this method on objects returned by
fl.findObjectInDocByName() (../flash_object_(fl)/fl27.md) or fl.findObjectInDocByType() (../flash_object_(fl)/fl28.md).

#### Example

The following example selects an element named "second text field" if one is found in the document:

javascript

var nameToSearchFor = "second text field";

var doc = fl.getDocumentDOM();

// Start by viewing Scene 1 (index value of 0).

document.editScene(0);

// Search for element by name.

var results = fl.findObjectInDocByName(nameToSearchFor, doc);

if (results.length > 0) {

// Select the first element found.

// Pass false, so the symbolInstance you are searching for is selected.

// If you pass true, the symbol instance will switch to edit mode.

fl.selectElement(results[0], false);

alert("success, found " + results.length + " objects")

}

else {

alert("failed, no objects with name "" + nameToSearchFor + "" found");

}

fl.findObjectInDocByName() (../flash_object_(fl)/fl27.md), fl.findObjectInDocByType() (../flash_object_(fl)/fl28.md)