We also need to set the active layer in the layer list. Pre-silverlight it used to be easy to set. But now it seems that ArcGIS API for Silverlight does not provide that function. Therefore for 'selection' tool, we need to provide a dropdown list of layers from which the user needs to choose the layer from which features are to be selected. Previously, this could be done on the active layer and the user could change this in the Layers tab or leave it as-is if he was selecting frequently from the same layer. Active layer is basically the layer on which selections are made or which is queried.
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