# SelectAlternativeAsync Method

## Overloads

| [SelectAlternativeAsync(Boolean)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_Field_SelectAlternativeAsync_System_Boolean_) |  | Selects all alternatives values in a specific field. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [SelectAlternativeAsync(AsyncHandle, Boolean)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_Field_SelectAlternativeAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Boolean_) |  | Selects all alternatives values in a specific field. |
| [SelectAlternativeAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, Boolean)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_Field_SelectAlternativeAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_Boolean_) |  | Selects all alternatives values in a specific field. |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm)

## SelectAlternativeAsync(Boolean)

Selects all alternatives values in a specific field.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<bool> SelectAlternativeAsync([QixName("qSoftLock")] bool softLock = false)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.Boolean | softLock | Set to true to ignore locks; in that case, locked fields can be selected.<br>The default value is false. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;System.Boolean&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IField.SelectAlternativeAsync(Boolean)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IField.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IField_SelectAlternativeAsync_System_Boolean_)

### Remarks

In a field that contains at least one selected value, the values that are neither selected nor excluded are alternatives values.

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm)

## SelectAlternativeAsync(AsyncHandle, Boolean)

Selects all alternatives values in a specific field.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<bool> SelectAlternativeAsync(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, [QixName("qSoftLock")] bool softLock = false)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.Boolean | softLock | Set to true to ignore locks; in that case, locked fields can be selected.<br>The default value is false. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;System.Boolean&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IField.SelectAlternativeAsync(AsyncHandle, Boolean)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IField.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IField_SelectAlternativeAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Boolean_)

### Remarks

In a field that contains at least one selected value, the values that are neither selected nor excluded are alternatives values.

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Field.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm)

## SelectAlternativeAsync&lt;T&gt;(AsyncHandle, Func&lt;Response, T&gt;, Boolean)

Selects all alternatives values in a specific field.

### Declaration

```
public Task<T> SelectAlternativeAsync<T>(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, Func<Response, T> onResult, [QixName("qSoftLock")] bool softLock = false)
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.Func&lt;[Response](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Communication.IO.Response.htm), T&gt; | onResult | Continuation function |
| System.Boolean | softLock | Set to true to ignore locks; in that case, locked fields can be selected.<br>The default value is false. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;T&gt; |  |

### Type Parameters

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| T |  |

### Implements

[IField.SelectAlternativeAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, Boolean)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IField.SelectAlternativeAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IField_SelectAlternativeAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_Boolean_)

### Remarks

In a field that contains at least one selected value, the values that are neither selected nor excluded are alternatives values.