UI Automation activities

Last updated Feb 19, 2026

SelectItem

Selects an item from a drop-down combo box or list box.

This API must be added after Open or Attach.

Definition

Namespace: UiPath.UIAutomationNext.API.Models

Assembly: UiPath.UIAutomationNext.API.Models (in UiPath.UIAutomationNext.API.Models dll)

Overloads

Overload	Description
`SelectItem(String, String)`	Selects an item from a UI element identified as a string from the Object Repository.
`SelectItem(TargetAnchorableModel, String)`	Selects an item from a UI element identified as a `TargetAnchorableModel` object.
`SelectItem(TargetAnchorableModel, SelectItemsOptions)`	Selects an item from a UI element identified as a `TargetAnchorableModel` object, along with other configurations.
`SelectItem(String, SelectItemOptions)`	Selects an item from a UI element identified as a string from the Object Repository, along with other configurations.

`SelectItem(String, String)`

Selects an item from a UI element identified as a string from the Object Repository.

SelectItem(
    string target,
    string item)
SelectItem(
    string target,
    string item)

target String : The UI element where the item you want to select is located, identified as a string from the Object Repository.

item String : The item that you want to select, identified as a string from the Object Repository.

`SelectItem(TargetAnchorableModel, String)`

Selects an item from a UI element identified as a TargetAnchorableModel object.

SelectItem( 
    TargetAnchorableModel target,
    string item)
SelectItem( 
    TargetAnchorableModel target,
    string item)

target TargetAnchorableModel : The UI element where the item you want to select is located, identified as a TargetAnchorableModel object.

item String : The item that you want to select, identified as a string from the Object Repository.

`SelectItem(TargetAnchorableModel, SelectItemsOptions)`

Selects an item from a UI element identified as a TargetAnchorableModel object, along with other configurations.

SelectItem(
    TargetAnchorableModel target,
    SelectItemsOptions selectItemsOptions)
SelectItem(
    TargetAnchorableModel target,
    SelectItemsOptions selectItemsOptions)

target TargetAnchorableModel : The UI element where the item you want to select is located, identified as a TargetAnchorableModel object.

selectItemsOptions SelectItemsOptions : The following options are available for configuring the select item options:

* `Item
  String` - The item that you want to select, identified
  as a string from the Object Repository.
* `AlterIfDisabled Boolean` - If set to
  true, the Select Item action is executed even if the specified UI
  element is disabled. This property does not apply if
  `InteractionMode` is set to
  `HardwareEvents`. By default, this is true.
* `Item
  String` - The item that you want to select, identified
  as a string from the Object Repository.
* `AlterIfDisabled Boolean` - If set to
  true, the Select Item action is executed even if the specified UI
  element is disabled. This property does not apply if
  `InteractionMode` is set to
  `HardwareEvents`. By default, this is true.

`SelectItem(String, SelectItemOptions)`

Selects an item from a UI element identified as a string from the Object Repository, along with other configurations.

SelectItem(
    string target,
    SelectItemOptions selectItemOptions)
SelectItem(
    string target,
    SelectItemOptions selectItemOptions)

target String : The UI element where the item you want to select is located, identified as a string from the Object Repository.

selectItemsOptions SelectItemsOptions : The following options are available for configuring the select item options:

* `Item
  String` - The item that you want to select, identified
  as a string from the Object Repository.
* `AlterIfDisabled Boolean` - If
  selected, the Select Item action is executed even if the specified
  UI element is disabled. This property does not apply if
  `InteractionMode` is set to
  `HardwareEvents`. By default, this is true.
* `Item
  String` - The item that you want to select, identified
  as a string from the Object Repository.
* `AlterIfDisabled Boolean` - If
  selected, the Select Item action is executed even if the specified
  UI element is disabled. This property does not apply if
  `InteractionMode` is set to
  `HardwareEvents`. By default, this is true.