# Automatic selection of a button of an Ionic Action Sheet by (press)

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-selection-of-a-button-of-an-ionic-action-sheet-by-press/170512>\
**Category:** Ionic Native\
**Created:** [August 5, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-selection-of-a-button-of-an-ionic-action-sheet-by-press/170512 "2019-08-05T21:59:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-selection-of-a-button-of-an-ionic-action-sheet-by-press/170512/1 "2019-08-05T21:59:42Z")

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I have a problem with my Action Sheet in combination with (press)-event in a Ionic4 Application.

**My code**

HTML (Press-Event)

```
<ion-item *ngFor="let book of bibleBooks | calculateProcess: selectedBookType; let i = index"
                      (tap)="selectBibleBook(book); selectedItem=i;scrollVersesToTop(); setCurrentBook(i)"
                      (press)="openBookFunctions(book, selectedBookType, $event)"
                      [style.touch-action]="'pan-y'"
                      [class.active]="selectedItem == i"
                      [class.currentBook]="i == currentBook"
>

```

Component (Action Sheet)

```
const actionSheet = await this.actionSheetController.create({
  header: this.tFunctions,
  backdropDismiss: false,
  buttons: [
    {
      text: this.tMarkAsRead,
      icon: 'checkmark',
      handler: () => {
        this.markBookAsRead(book, selectedBookType)
      }
    },
    {
      text: this.tMarkAsUnread,
      icon: 'close',
      handler: () => {
        this.markBookAsUnRead(book, selectedBookType)
      }
    },
    {
      text: this.tCancel,
      role: 'cancel',
      handler: () => {
        return false;
      }
    }
  ]
});

await actionSheet.present();

```

**The problem**

When I activate the Action Sheet with an element close to the buttons, the app automatically selects a button. Reason: Due to the (press)-Event my finger is still on the screen. The button is activated by releasing the finger. How can I prevent this?