Select by Attribute Value

Menu	Select > Features By > Attribute Value
Tool

Select features based on their attribute values. All features in the active (selected) layer that meet user-specified filter criteria based on attribute values are added to the Selection window.

The dialog box provided for this command differs based on the format of the active data source.

• For Shapefile, GeoPackage, MapInfo, SQLite and GeoPackage data, as well as database connection layers, the Select by Filter dialog box is used. Details about this dialog box can be found in Filter.

• For HOB, S-57 and V-PF data, the Select by Attribute Value dialog box is used. This tool is described below.

• Select by Feature Acronym

• Select by Feature Object ID

• Select by Feature Type

• Select by Rule File

• Rule Wizard

• Filter

• Centre on Superselection

• Centre on Selection

• Remove Others from Selection

• Remove Subselection

• Add New Layer By Attribute Value

Option	Description
Acronym	The acronym of the attribute to use for the filter criteria. The list is populated with all attributes found in all features present in the active layer. Select an attribute from the list.
Operator	The operator to user in the filter. Available operators depend on the selected attribute acronym. Select an operator from the list.
Value	The attribute value to use for the filter criteria. The type of value depends on the selected attribute acronym. Type a value or select a value from the list as required. Depth and height values are displayed according to the precision settings using the Options command.

Option

Description

Acronym

The acronym of the attribute to use for the filter criteria. The list is populated with all attributes found in all features present in the active layer. Select an attribute from the list.

Operator

The operator to user in the filter. Available operators depend on the selected attribute acronym. Select an operator from the list.

Value

The attribute value to use for the filter criteria. The type of value depends on the selected attribute acronym. Type a value or select a value from the list as required.

Depth and height values are displayed according to the precision settings using the Options command.

Depending on the format of the source data, either the Select by Attribute Value dialog box is displayed or the Select by Filter dialog box is displayed.