What would you call this part?

Hi,

My Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen USB 2.0 mp3 player needs a new selector wheel part, as the rubbishy original was not upto the job and has broken.

Looking on this page at the pics and explanation of function:

**broken link removed**

What would you say the proper description for this part is, as Creative will not help and I want to try and find the part myself. I can get parts from China, and I'm sure there must be somewhere there selling the same part as this, since they are probably made there.

Thanks a lot.

From your neat pictures it looks much like a miniature rotary switch with an added momentary switch.
I could not see if there is some coding to the switch contacts but its likely.
Klaus

It's a rotary shaft-encoder.

yep thats what it is!

proboly a knob comes on this thigy to select songs whith it