<doc>
  <legacy_id>1491</legacy_id>
  <name>selectGroupedControls</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the selectGroupedControls to {true | false}</example>
    <example>set the selectGroupedControls of group <i>groupname</i> to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Developing with LiveCode</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="select">select Command</command>
    <function tag="selectedObject">selectedObject Function</function>
    <keyword tag="selection">selection Keyword</keyword>
    <property tag="selectionMode">selectionMode Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether clicking an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in a <command tag="group">group</command> <glossary tag="select">selects</glossary> the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> or the entire <command tag="group">group</command>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the selectGroupedControls to (not the selectGroupedControls)</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>selectGroupedControls</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to control what happens when you click a <glossary tag="grouped control">grouped control</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>selectGroupedControls</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false, clicking an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in a <command tag="group">group</command> with the <glossary tag="Pointer tool">Pointer tool</glossary> <glossary tag="select">selects</glossary> the entire <command tag="group">group</command>. You must set the <property tag="editBackground">editBackground</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to true to in order <command tag="select">select</command>, move, resize, and change individual <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> in the <command tag="group">group</command>.</p><p/><p>If the <b>selectGroupedControls</b> is true, clicking an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in a <command tag="group">group</command> <glossary tag="select">selects</glossary> only that <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>, even if the <property tag="editBackground">editBackground</property> is false.</p><p/><p>You can change the <b>selectGroupedControls</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> by choosing <a/><b/>Edit menu<img src="202656"/>Select Grouped Controls<important/>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>