ListView - Finding/Setting The selected Item

[Jim Heavey]

Hello.

When you use the ListView1.Item(0).Selected = true, this addis the item to
items which show up int the ListView1.SelectedItems collection, but the item
is not highlighted in the control. How to you get the item highlighted and
how to you identify the specific element which is highlighted?

Thanks in advance for your assistance!!!!!!!!


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[Cor]

Jim,
I think you want to set the hideselection property to false, but please read
the documentation first if it is want you want?
Cor

[Jim Heavey]

This property retains a form of highlighting after another control gets focus
(first part of my question!), but how how do you identify which item in the
control is highlighted after you leave, or for that matter are within the
control itself?

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Jim,
I think you want to set the hideselection property to false, but please read
the documentation first if it is want you want?
Cor

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Jim Heavey" <Ji*******@hotmail.com> schrieb:

When you use the ListView1.Item(0).Selected = true,
this addis the item to items which show up int the ListView1.
SelectedItems collection, but the item is not highlighted
in the control. How to you get the item highlighted and
how to you identify the specific element which is highlighted?

Have a look at the documentation for:

ListViewItem.Focused
ListView.HideSelection
ListView.FocusedItem

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[Cor]

Jim,
The one before is hard to find, this one is more standard.
Listview1.Items(index).Selected =True
Cor

[Cor]

Jim,
Did not read it well,
First of all, the listview can have a multiselect
You have to do a for each loop to find which items are selected.

You can do it in more ways, I give 2 examples the first is for 2003 but with
a little change it works on 2002 too.
\\\\\
For Each item As ListViewItem In Listview1
If item.Selected = True Then
etc()
End If
Next
This is for 2002 and 203
dim i as integer
for i = 0 to listview1.Items.Count - 1
if lsvOntvang.Items(i).Selected = True then
etc()
End If
next
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Cor
Dinner time

[Cor]

Herfried,
Watch the time I saw it
Cor

[Jim Heavey]

Thanks...
"Cor" <no*@non.com> wrote in message
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Jim,
Did not read it well,
First of all, the listview can have a multiselect
You have to do a for each loop to find which items are selected.

You can do it in more ways, I give 2 examples the first is for 2003 but with
a little change it works on 2002 too.
\\\\\
For Each item As ListViewItem In Listview1
If item.Selected = True Then
etc()
End If
Next
This is for 2002 and 203
dim i as integer
for i = 0 to listview1.Items.Count - 1
if lsvOntvang.Items(i).Selected = True then
etc()
End If
next
////
Cor
Dinner time

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[Nak]

> You can do it in more ways, I give 2 examples the first is for 2003 but
with

a little change it works on 2002 too.

For each works in 2002 as well doesn't it? An inline declaration doesn't
but you didn't do an inline declaration, or did you? Just interested...

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[Cor]

Nick,
The change is nothing for 2002
Dim item as listview
For Each item In Listview1
If item.Selected = True Then
next
I am happy we can communicatie so nice now.
Cor

[Nak]

> Dim item as listview

For Each item In Listview1
If item.Selected = True Then
next
I thought so, I didn't know about the other method though, I presume 2003 is
capable of using the default property in the enumeration.
I am happy we can communicatie so nice now.

Ditto.

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[Tom Spink]

2003 inline declarations are class.

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Dim item as listview
For Each item In Listview1
If item.Selected = True Then
next
I thought so, I didn't know about the other method though, I presume 2003

is capable of using the default property in the enumeration.

I am happy we can communicatie so nice now.
Ditto.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Cor" <no*@non.com> schrieb:

The change is nothing for 2002
Dim item as listview
I think you wanted to write "As ListViewItem".
For Each item In Listview1
If item.Selected = True Then
next

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Tom Spink" <th**********@ntlworld.com> schrieb:

2003 inline declarations are class.

Mhmmm.

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[Tom Spink]

> I think he means that they are good :-)

I do!! (Teesside term, where I live in England)

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2003 inline declarations are class.
Mhmmm.

I think he means that they are good :-)

I don't mind not declaring inline, doesnt bother me either way.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

2003 inline declarations are class.

Mhmmm.

I think he means that they are good :-)

I don't mind not declaring inline, doesnt bother me either way.

The change breaks backward compatibility of sourcecode. I would not post
code with inline declarations for the next months.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

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"Tom Spink" <th**********@ntlworld.com> schrieb:

I think he means that they are good :-)

I do!! (Teesside term, where I live in England)

;-)

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[Nak]

> I do!! (Teesside term, where I live in England)

Jordie huh?

Nick.

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[Tom Spink]

Jordie? Not a chance. Teesside, not Newcastle :)

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I do!! (Teesside term, where I live in England)
Jordie huh?

Nick.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

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"Tom Spink" <th**********@ntlworld.com> schrieb:

Jordie? Not a chance. Teesside, not Newcastle :)
?!?
"Maybe it's a game called 'Punish the User'"

LOL

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[Nak]

> Jordie? Not a chance. Teesside, not Newcastle :)

Haha, that's close enough isn't it? Sorry I thought that was Newcastle,
where is Teeside then?

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[Tom Spink]

Middlesbrough, Billingham, Stockton. I live in Billingham.

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Jordie? Not a chance. Teesside, not Newcastle :)
Haha, that's close enough isn't it? Sorry I thought that was Newcastle,
where is Teeside then?

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[Nak]

> Middlesbrough, Billingham, Stockton. I live in Billingham.

Aaah, now I know :-) Cheers :-)

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I got a version of that, but it had an account package called 'Dole' LOL

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Check this out Tom :-)

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

Check this out Tom :-)

Mhm... 97 KB...

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[Nak]

> I got a version of that, but it had an account package called 'Dole' LOL

LOL :-)

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[Nak]

> Mhm... 97 KB...

Is that too much for your 300mhz processor Herfried? ;-)

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[Nak]

> Is that too much for your 300mhz processor Herfried? ;-)

Sorry that was a bit below the belt I know :-( My appologies.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

Is that too much for your 300mhz processor Herfried? ;-)

Sorry that was a bit below the belt I know :-( My appologies.

350 MHz.

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[Tom Spink]

ROFLM*O

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Hello,

"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

Is that too much for your 300mhz processor Herfried? ;-)

Sorry that was a bit below the belt I know :-( My appologies.

350 MHz.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Tom Spink" <th**********@ntlworld.com> schrieb:

350 MHz.

ROFLM*O

*grrr*

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[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Herfried,

97KB and worth every microsecond. ;-D

Maybe you have to have seen a few more episodes of Spendah.

Regards,
Fergus

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Hello,

"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco.net> schrieb:

97KB and worth every microsecond. ;-D

ACK. Really nice image. Please don't forget those people who do not have a
fast internet connection and will have to wait some minutes because of a 97
KB image.

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[Nak]

Hi Fergus,

Yeah I found it very ammusing too :-) There are loads of things like that @

www.effect.net.au/lukastan/humour

*The Irish version is longer: Fek that ya bollocks

Haha, I wouldn't mind seeing a version of that :-)

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Hello,

"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

Yeah I found it very ammusing too :-) There are loads of things like that @
www.effect.net.au/lukastan/humour

*The Irish version is longer: Fek that ya bollocks

Haha, I wouldn't mind seeing a version of that :-)

INFO: The Topic of this ng is "Programming with Visual Basic .NET".

;-)

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[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Herfried,

Forget them ? I'm running on a 30-40KB connection here!! :-(

Regards,
Fergus

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco.net> schrieb:

Forget them ? I'm running on a 30-40KB connection here!! :-(

:-(

That's really fast. Others use really slow modems (2 KB/s).

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[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Herfried,

I say I have 30-40KB, but when I'm running my file-sharing program that
can drops to below 10KB. But that's on a modem classified at 56KB, and
obviously I don't have to have the other program running.

You're saying that some people have a 2KB <modem>?? Do these things still
exist? The frustration of waiting for web pages must be incredible!!

Regards,
Fergus

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco.net> schrieb:

You're saying that some people have a 2KB <modem>?? Do
these things still exist?

Yes.

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[Nak]

> || INFO: The Topic of this ng is "Programming with Visual Basic .NET".

And it's a <serious> one. Get with the programme, eh?

Sorry for being sociable and having a personality!!!! :-((

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[Nak]

> > You're saying that some people have a 2KB <modem>?? Do

these things still exist?

Yes.

Sorry but I refuse to believe that someone meeting the requirements to use
either VB.NET or VS.NET posesses a 2KB modem, it costs as little as $10 to
buy a 56k modem, and if someone can aford either £90 or £600 to buy a
development suite then they can certainly afford to buy a 56K modem.

Maybe we should have a survey,

*Anyone who posesses a 2K modem and uses this newsgroup, please step forward
for public mockings :-)

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"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

|| INFO: The Topic of this ng is "Programming with Visual
|| Basic .NET".

And it's a <serious> one. Get with the programme, eh?

Sorry for being sociable and having a personality!!!! :-((

In the last few days there were IMHO too many off-topic postings (including
some of my postings).

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

Sorry but I refuse to believe that someone meeting the requirements
to use either VB.NET or VS.NET posesses a 2KB modem,
it costs as little as $10 to buy a 56k modem,

There are certain areas on the world where faster connections are impossible
at the moment.

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[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Herfried,

Ah yes, like the local borough library system - 1MB Broadband shared
between 500 users. (Or so it seems)

Regards,
Fergus

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Nick,

Lol.

Have a good weekend ?

Regardsm
Fergus

[Tom Spink]

I must agree actually. I'll set up a news-server for Off-Topic dotnet chat.

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"Nak" <[e-mail]> schrieb:

|| INFO: The Topic of this ng is "Programming with Visual
|| Basic .NET".

And it's a <serious> one. Get with the programme, eh?
Sorry for being sociable and having a personality!!!! :-((

In the last few days there were IMHO too many off-topic postings

(including some of my postings).

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[Nak]

> Ain't no-one making you follow dem freds, man. We's got plenty serious

goin' on too.

Too true, but saying that, with a 350mhz processor you can whip through the
entire newsgroup in a matter of nano seconds and reply to every single
thread!! Turn the turbo button off on the front of your PC Herfried ;-)

Nick.

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[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Nick, Herfried, Tom

I was an alterboy once - got sacked cos I couldn't perform my duties
seriously. Here, I think we have the right balance. But I'm not sure that
Father Wagner agrees. :-)

My guess is that it's more a case of Herfried feeling that he's neglecting
his flock. And he's talking to himself while looking at you/us (it makes it
easier to self-admonish that way).

What do you reckon Herfried, is this a reaction to the humour level or a
reaction to how much you've been getting involved in it?. Ask your Higher
Self for the truth on this.

My only problem with off-topic sub-threads is that the indentation gets
too great and the subject disappears off the screen!

Regards all,
Fergus

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"Lurker" what kind of word is that? You aren't lurkers - you're our silent
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[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Tom,

|| I'll set up a news-server for Off-Topic dotnet chat.

With all due respect, I wouldn't use it. The intertwining of advice-giving
and humour within the one newsgroup is what makes it work. Much of the humour
sparks off the topics. To have to go somewhere else to crack a joke is to not
bother. I'm already playing monkey - climbing up and down the threads here
(not a complaint) but to do it in two newsgroups? (insert complaint).

If you feel that our "customers" are not getting good service that's one
thing, but I'd like to be shown evidence of that first.

It <is> a choice whether to follow the off-topic sub-threads. Once you're
satisfied that a query has been answered you can mark it as to-be-ignored. And
off you go for another one without being disturbed by those highlights.

Personally, I find that the humour adds a lot and any downside is
outweighed by the benefits.

Regards,
Fergus

ps. Think Buddhist - nothing is eternal.

[Tom Spink]

I certainly was joking about setting it up, because it takes too long.
Humour is certainly acceptable, but sometimes, it is taken too far.

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-- Tom Spink, Über Geek

Please respond to the newsgroup,
so all can benefit

"Maybe it's a game called 'Punish the User'"
"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:On**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi Tom,

|| I'll set up a news-server for Off-Topic dotnet chat.

With all due respect, I wouldn't use it. The intertwining of advice-giving and humour within the one newsgroup is what makes it work. Much of the humour sparks off the topics. To have to go somewhere else to crack a joke is to not bother. I'm already playing monkey - climbing up and down the threads here
(not a complaint) but to do it in two newsgroups? (insert complaint).

If you feel that our "customers" are not getting good service that's one thing, but I'd like to be shown evidence of that first.

It <is> a choice whether to follow the off-topic sub-threads. Once you're satisfied that a query has been answered you can mark it as to-be-ignored. And off you go for another one without being disturbed by those highlights.

Personally, I find that the humour adds a lot and any downside is
outweighed by the benefits.

Regards,
Fergus

ps. Think Buddhist - nothing is eternal.