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SearchDirectionHint Enum

Definition

Provides a directional hint of where to search for a ListViewItem.

C#
public enum SearchDirectionHint
Inheritance
SearchDirectionHint

Fields

Name Value Description
Left 37

To the left of the current item.

Up 38

Above the current item.

Right 39

To the right of the current item.

Down 40

Below the current item.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the SearchDirectionHint enumeration. To run this example, paste the following code into a Windows Form and call InitializeLocationSearchListView from the form's constructor or Load event-handling method.

C#
ListView iconListView = new ListView();
TextBox previousItemBox = new TextBox();

private void InitializeLocationSearchListView()
{
    previousItemBox.Location = new Point(150, 20);

    // Create an image list for the icon ListView.
    iconListView.LargeImageList = new ImageList();
    iconListView.Height = 400;
    
    // Add an image to the ListView large icon list.
    iconListView.LargeImageList.Images.Add(
        new Bitmap(typeof(Control), "Edit.bmp"));

    // Set the view to large icon and add some items with the image
    // in the image list.
    iconListView.View = View.LargeIcon;
    iconListView.Items.AddRange(new ListViewItem[]{
        new ListViewItem("Amy Alberts", 0), 
        new ListViewItem("Amy Recker", 0), 
        new ListViewItem("Erin Hagens", 0), 
        new ListViewItem("Barry Johnson", 0), 
        new ListViewItem("Jay Hamlin", 0), 
        new ListViewItem("Brian Valentine", 0), 
        new ListViewItem("Brian Welker", 0), 
        new ListViewItem("Daniel Weisman", 0) });
    this.Controls.Add(iconListView);
    this.Controls.Add(previousItemBox);

    // Handle the MouseDown event to capture user input.
   iconListView.MouseDown +=
       new MouseEventHandler(iconListView_MouseDown);
    //iconListView.MouseWheel += new MouseEventHandler(iconListView_MouseWheel);   
}

void iconListView_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    
    // Find the an item above where the user clicked.
    ListViewItem foundItem =
        iconListView.FindNearestItem(SearchDirectionHint.Up, e.X, e.Y);

    // Display the results in a textbox..
    if (foundItem != null)
        previousItemBox.Text = foundItem.Text;
    else
        previousItemBox.Text = "No item found";
}

Remarks

This enumeration is used by the FindNearestItem methods in the ListView and ListViewItem classes, as well as by the SearchForVirtualItemEventArgs class. Identifying the nearest item in a ListView control can vary depending on the operating system the application is running on; therefore, the search direction is a hint, and not an absolute guarantee of results.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9