About Choice List Menus

Choice list menus differ from the branching menus in two major ways:

nChoice list menus can only be defined as vertical lists. Branching menus can be configured horizontally.
nIn choice list menus, the number of the item selected by the user is returned. You must take the next action based on this number. In branching menus, each menu field is associated with an action function, which is called when the user makes a selection.

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Creating a Choice List Menu