ListView.Selecteditem

[Raoul Watson]

Is there a way to simulate a selection (let's say to the third item on the
list) and cause the highlight to appear?

Any ideas welcomed and appreciated. Thanks!

[Dean Earley]

Raoul Watson wrote:

Is there a way to simulate a selection (let's say to the third item on the
list) and cause the highlight to appear?

Any ideas welcomed and appreciated. Thanks!

Set ListView.SelectedItem = ListView.ListItems(2)

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Dean Earley (de*********@icode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Raoul Watson]

Wow.. that's cool.. Thanks Dean.. it's appreciated!

"Dean Earley" <de*********@icode.co.uk> wrote in message
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Raoul Watson wrote:

Is there a way to simulate a selection (let's say to the third item on the list) and cause the highlight to appear?

Any ideas welcomed and appreciated. Thanks!

Set ListView.SelectedItem = ListView.ListItems(2)

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Dean Earley (de*********@icode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Raoul Watson]

Interesting observation is that eventhough the value of selected item is
corrrect, the item is not highlighted as it would be when one clicks on it.

"Dean Earley" <de*********@icode.co.uk> wrote in message
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Raoul Watson wrote:

Is there a way to simulate a selection (let's say to the third item on the list) and cause the highlight to appear?

Any ideas welcomed and appreciated. Thanks!

Set ListView.SelectedItem = ListView.ListItems(2)

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Dean Earley (de*********@icode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Steve Gerrard]

"Raoul Watson" <Wa*****@IntelligenCIA.com> wrote in message
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Interesting observation is that eventhough the value of selected item is
corrrect, the item is not highlighted as it would be when one clicks on it.

If the listview HideSelection property is true, the highlight will not appear
when the listview does not have focus.

You can set this property to false; and/or you can add
ListView1.SetFocus
after changing the selected item.

An alternative to setting the selection would be
ListView1.ListItems(2).Selected = True

[Raoul Watson]

That was it .. thanks Steve (sorry for the top post)

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"Raoul Watson" <Wa*****@IntelligenCIA.com> wrote in message
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Interesting observation is that eventhough the value of selected item is
corrrect, the item is not highlighted as it would be when one clicks on it.
If the listview HideSelection property is true, the highlight will not

appear when the listview does not have focus.

You can set this property to false; and/or you can add
ListView1.SetFocus
after changing the selected item.

An alternative to setting the selection would be
ListView1.ListItems(2).Selected = True

[Dean Earley]

Raoul Watson wrote:

Interesting observation is that eventhough the value of selected item is
corrrect, the item is not highlighted as it would be when one clicks on it.

Erm, yeah, I noticed this the other day.

SelectedItem is the item with the focus rectangle (can NOT be unselected)
Highlighted items (no native property) are items with .Selected = true

When you click an item, it sets both to the item in question, but
clicking an empty area ONLY unhighlights it, but leaves it "selected"

From my experience, setting .SelectedItem does highlight it as well though.

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Dean Earley (de*********@icode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Randy Birch]

You can totally deselect the selected item at any time using:

'for single-select controls
If Not ListView1.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then
ListView1.SelectedItem.Selected = False
Set ListView1.SelectedItem = Nothing
End If
'or, for multi-select controls
Dim itmx As ListItem

If Not ListView1.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then

For Each itmx In ListView1.ListItems
itmx.Selected = False
Next

End If
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Randy Birch
MS MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/

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"Dean Earley" <de*********@icode.co.uk> wrote in message
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: Raoul Watson wrote:
: > Interesting observation is that eventhough the value of selected item is
: > corrrect, the item is not highlighted as it would be when one clicks on
it.
:
: Erm, yeah, I noticed this the other day.
:
: SelectedItem is the item with the focus rectangle (can NOT be unselected)
: Highlighted items (no native property) are items with .Selected = true
:
: When you click an item, it sets both to the item in question, but
: clicking an empty area ONLY unhighlights it, but leaves it "selected"
:
: From my experience, setting .SelectedItem does highlight it as well
though.
:
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: Dean Earley (de*********@icode.co.uk)
: i-Catcher Development Team
:
: iCode Systems

[Dean Earley]

Randy Birch wrote:

You can totally deselect the selected item at any time using:

'for single-select controls
If Not ListView1.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then
ListView1.SelectedItem.Selected = False
Set ListView1.SelectedItem = Nothing
End If

Sorry, I meant the user can't deselect it using the standard listview.

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Dean Earley (de*********@icode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems