Construct ListView at run time: build structure and insert records
Imports System Imports System.Data Imports System.Collections Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Data.SqlClient public class MainClass Shared Sub Main() Dim form1 As Form = New Form1 Application.Run(form1) End Sub End Class Public Class Form1 Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load ' Make the ListView column headers. ListViewMakeColumnHeaders(lvwStudents, _ "ID", HorizontalAlignment.Left, 120, _ "First Name", HorizontalAlignment.Left, 120, _ "Last Name", HorizontalAlignment.Left, 90, _ "Department", HorizontalAlignment.Left, 120, _ "Start Time", HorizontalAlignment.Right, 50, _ "End Time", HorizontalAlignment.Right, 40) ListViewMakeRow(lvwStudents, 0, _ "01", _ "Joe", _ "Yin", _ "Computer Science", _ "2002", _ "2004") ListViewMakeRow(lvwStudents, 0, _ "02", _ "Chris", _ "Chan", _ "Chemistry", _ "2000", _ "2004") ListViewMakeRow(lvwStudents, 0, _ "03", _ "A", _ "B", _ "Physics", _ "2004", _ "2007") ListViewSizeColumns(lvwStudents, True) Text = "RunTimeListView (" & lvwStudents.View.ToString & ")" lvwStudents.View = View.Details CheckMenus() End Sub ' Make the ListView's column headers. ' The ParamArray entries should be triples holding ' column title, HorizontalAlignment value, and width. Private Sub ListViewMakeColumnHeaders(ByVal lvw As ListView, ByVal ParamArray header_info() As Object) ' Remove any existing headers. lvw.Columns.Clear() ' Make the column headers. For i As Integer = header_info.GetLowerBound(0) To header_info.GetUpperBound(0) Step 3 Dim col_header As ColumnHeader = lvw.Columns.Add( _ DirectCast(header_info(i), String), _ -1, _ DirectCast(header_info(i + 1), HorizontalAlignment)) col_header.Width = DirectCast(header_info(i + 2), Integer) Next i End Sub ' Make a ListView row. Private Sub ListViewMakeRow(ByVal lvw As ListView, ByVal image_index As Integer, ByVal item_title As String, ByVal ParamArray subitem_titles() As String) ' Make the item. Dim new_item As ListViewItem = lvw.Items.Add(item_title) new_item.ImageIndex = image_index ' Make the sub-items. For i As Integer = subitem_titles.GetLowerBound(0) To subitem_titles.GetUpperBound(0) new_item.SubItems.Add(subitem_titles(i)) Next i End Sub ' Set column widths to -1 to fit data, ' -2 to fit data and header. Private Sub ListViewSizeColumns(ByVal lvw As ListView, ByVal allow_room_for_header As Boolean) Dim new_wid As Integer = -1 If allow_room_for_header Then new_wid = -2 ' Set the width for each column. For i As Integer = 0 To lvw.Columns.Count - 1 lvw.Columns(i).Width = new_wid Next i End Sub Private Sub mnuViewDetails_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles mnuViewDetails.Click lvwStudents.View = View.Details Text = "RunTimeListView (" & lvwStudents.View.ToString & ")" CheckMenus() End Sub Private Sub mnuViewLargeIcons_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles mnuViewLargeIcons.Click lvwStudents.View = View.LargeIcon Text = "RunTimeListView (" & lvwStudents.View.ToString & ")" CheckMenus() End Sub Private Sub mnuViewList_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles mnuViewList.Click lvwStudents.View = View.List Text = "RunTimeListView (" & lvwStudents.View.ToString & ")" CheckMenus() End Sub Private Sub mnuViewSmallIcons_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles mnuViewSmallIcons.Click lvwStudents.View = View.SmallIcon Text = "RunTimeListView (" & lvwStudents.View.ToString & ")" CheckMenus() End Sub Private Sub mnuViewTile_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles mnuViewTile.Click lvwStudents.View = View.Tile Text = "RunTimeListView (" & lvwStudents.View.ToString & ")" CheckMenus() End Sub Private Sub CheckMenus() mnuViewDetails.Checked = (lvwStudents.View = View.Details) mnuViewLargeIcons.Checked = (lvwStudents.View = View.LargeIcon) mnuViewList.Checked = (lvwStudents.View = View.List) mnuViewSmallIcons.Checked = (lvwStudents.View = View.SmallIcon) mnuViewTile.Checked = (lvwStudents.View = View.Tile) End Sub End Class <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Public Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form 'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _ Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then components.Dispose() End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub 'Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer 'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer 'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. 'Do not modify it using the code editor. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _ Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container 'Dim resources As System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager = New System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(GetType(Form1)) Me.MenuStrip1 = New System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip Me.ViewToolStripMenuItem = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Me.mnuViewDetails = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Me.mnuViewLargeIcons = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Me.mnuViewList = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Me.mnuViewSmallIcons = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Me.mnuViewTile = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Me.lvwStudents = New System.Windows.Forms.ListView 'Me.imlSmall = New System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(Me.components) 'Me.imlLarge = New System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(Me.components) Me.MenuStrip1.SuspendLayout() Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'MenuStrip1 ' Me.MenuStrip1.Items.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem() {Me.ViewToolStripMenuItem}) Me.MenuStrip1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0) Me.MenuStrip1.Name = "MenuStrip1" Me.MenuStrip1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(592, 24) Me.MenuStrip1.TabIndex = 2 Me.MenuStrip1.Text = "MenuStrip1" ' 'ViewToolStripMenuItem ' Me.ViewToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem() {Me.mnuViewDetails, Me.mnuViewLargeIcons, Me.mnuViewList, Me.mnuViewSmallIcons, Me.mnuViewTile}) Me.ViewToolStripMenuItem.Name = "ViewToolStripMenuItem" Me.ViewToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&View" ' 'mnuViewDetails ' Me.mnuViewDetails.Name = "mnuViewDetails" Me.mnuViewDetails.Text = "&Details" ' 'mnuViewLargeIcons ' Me.mnuViewLargeIcons.Name = "mnuViewLargeIcons" Me.mnuViewLargeIcons.Text = "Large Icons" ' 'mnuViewList ' Me.mnuViewList.Name = "mnuViewList" Me.mnuViewList.Text = "&List" ' 'mnuViewSmallIcons ' Me.mnuViewSmallIcons.Name = "mnuViewSmallIcons" Me.mnuViewSmallIcons.Text = "&Small Icons" ' 'mnuViewTile ' Me.mnuViewTile.Name = "mnuViewTile" Me.mnuViewTile.Text = "Tile" ' 'lvwStudents ' Me.lvwStudents.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill 'Me.lvwStudents.LargeImageList = Me.imlLarge Me.lvwStudents.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 24) Me.lvwStudents.Name = "lvwStudents" Me.lvwStudents.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(592, 249) 'Me.lvwStudents.SmallImageList = Me.imlSmall Me.lvwStudents.TabIndex = 1 Me.lvwStudents.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.Details ' 'imlSmall ' 'Me.imlSmall.ImageStream = CType(resources.GetObject("imlSmall.ImageStream"), System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer) 'Me.imlSmall.Images.SetKeyName(0, "small_book.bmp") ' 'imlLarge ' ' Me.imlLarge.ImageStream = CType(resources.GetObject("imlLarge.ImageStream"), System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer) ' Me.imlLarge.Images.SetKeyName(0, "large_book.bmp") ' 'Form1 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(592, 273) Me.Controls.Add(Me.lvwStudents) Me.Controls.Add(Me.MenuStrip1) Me.Name = "Form1" Me.Text = "RunTimeListView" Me.MenuStrip1.ResumeLayout(False) Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub Friend WithEvents MenuStrip1 As System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip Friend WithEvents ViewToolStripMenuItem As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Friend WithEvents mnuViewDetails As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Friend WithEvents mnuViewLargeIcons As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Friend WithEvents mnuViewList As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Friend WithEvents mnuViewSmallIcons As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Friend WithEvents mnuViewTile As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem Friend WithEvents lvwStudents As System.Windows.Forms.ListView 'Friend WithEvents imlSmall As System.Windows.Forms.ImageList 'Friend WithEvents imlLarge As System.Windows.Forms.ImageList End Class