Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition

14.10. ListView Control

The ListView control is similar to a ListBox in that both display lists from which the user can select one or more items (an example of a ListView can be found in Fig. 14.31). The important difference between the two classes is that a ListView can display icons next to the list items (controlled by its ImageList property). Property MultiSelect (a Boolean) determines whether multiple items can be selected. CheckBoxes can be included by setting property CheckBoxes (a Boolean) to True, making the ListView similar in appearance to a CheckedListBox. The View property specifies the layout of the ListBox. Property Activation determines the method by which the user selects a list item. Figure 14.29 presents some of the ListView ...