NavBarContainer.currentIndex property

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01/26/2017

[NavBarContainer is no longer available for use as of Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS) 4.2. Instead, use SplitViewCommand. ]

Gets or sets the index of the current (focused) item.

Syntax

<div 
    data-win-control="WinJS.UI.NavBarContainer" 
    data-win-options="{ currentIndex : value}" >
</div>

var currentIndex = navBarContainer.currentIndex;
navBarContainer.currentIndex = currentIndex;

Property value

Type: Number

The index of the current item, or -1 if there is no currently focused item.

Requirements

Minimum WinJS version	WinJS 2.0
Namespace	WinJS.UI

See also

NavBarContainer

NavBarCommand

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