Retrieve selected list item title

Question

Is there a way to retrieve the selected list item title/name? For example if I click an item say "Distributor" in custom list, how can I get this title in a string or variable?

Answer 1

If you mean doing it through code you could use the getSelectedItems() method:

var items = SP.ListOperation.Selection.getSelectedItems(context);

You could then just iterate through the items and get the desired attribute:

for(i in items) 
{ 
 // do something
}

Here is an example of it in use

Answer 2

You can use CAML and SPQuery:

private SPListCollection GetDecriptionItems(SPList list)
{
  SPQuery query = new SPQuery()
  {
    Query = "<Where><Eq><FieldRef Name='Title' /><Value Type='Distributor'></Value></Eq></Where><OrderBy><FieldRef Name='Modified' Ascending='False' /></OrderBy>"
  };
  return list.GetItems(query);
}