ListViewInsertionMark.NearestIndex(Point) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Retrieves the index of the item closest to the specified point.

public:
 int NearestIndex(System::Drawing::Point pt);

public int NearestIndex (System.Drawing.Point pt);

member this.NearestIndex : System.Drawing.Point -> int

Public Function NearestIndex (pt As Point) As Integer

Parameters

pt

Point

A Point representing the location from which to find the nearest item.

Returns

Int32

The index of the item closest to the specified point or -1 if the closest item is the item currently being dragged.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ListView insertion mark feature and implements drag-and-drop item reordering using the standard drag events. The position of the insertion mark is updated in a handler for the Control.DragOver event. In this handler, the position of the mouse pointer is compared to the midpoint of the nearest item, and the result is used to determine whether the insertion mark appears to the left or the right of the item.

For the complete example, see the ListViewInsertionMark overview reference topic.

// Moves the insertion mark as the item is dragged.
void myListView_DragOver( Object^ /*sender*/, DragEventArgs^ e )
{
   // Retrieve the client coordinates of the mouse pointer.
   Point targetPoint = myListView->PointToClient( Point(e->X,e->Y) );

   // Retrieve the index of the item closest to the mouse pointer.
   int targetIndex = myListView->InsertionMark->NearestIndex( targetPoint );

   // Confirm that the mouse pointer is not over the dragged item.
   if ( targetIndex > -1 )
   {
      // Determine whether the mouse pointer is to the left or
      // the right of the midpoint of the closest item and set
      // the InsertionMark.AppearsAfterItem property accordingly.
      Rectangle itemBounds = myListView->GetItemRect( targetIndex );
      if ( targetPoint.X > itemBounds.Left + (itemBounds.Width / 2) )
      {
         myListView->InsertionMark->AppearsAfterItem = true;
      }
      else
      {
         myListView->InsertionMark->AppearsAfterItem = false;
      }
   }

   // Set the location of the insertion mark. If the mouse is
   // over the dragged item, the targetIndex value is -1 and
   // the insertion mark disappears.
   myListView->InsertionMark->Index = targetIndex;
}

// Moves the insertion mark as the item is dragged.
private void myListView_DragOver(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
    // Retrieve the client coordinates of the mouse pointer.
    Point targetPoint = 
        myListView.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y));

    // Retrieve the index of the item closest to the mouse pointer.
    int targetIndex = myListView.InsertionMark.NearestIndex(targetPoint);

    // Confirm that the mouse pointer is not over the dragged item.
    if (targetIndex > -1) 
    {
        // Determine whether the mouse pointer is to the left or
        // the right of the midpoint of the closest item and set
        // the InsertionMark.AppearsAfterItem property accordingly.
        Rectangle itemBounds = myListView.GetItemRect(targetIndex);
        if ( targetPoint.X > itemBounds.Left + (itemBounds.Width / 2) )
        {
            myListView.InsertionMark.AppearsAfterItem = true;
        }
        else
        {
            myListView.InsertionMark.AppearsAfterItem = false;
        }
    }

    // Set the location of the insertion mark. If the mouse is
    // over the dragged item, the targetIndex value is -1 and
    // the insertion mark disappears.
    myListView.InsertionMark.Index = targetIndex;
}

' Moves the insertion mark as the item is dragged.
Private Sub myListView_DragOver(sender As Object, e As DragEventArgs)
    ' Retrieve the client coordinates of the mouse pointer.
    Dim targetPoint As Point = myListView.PointToClient(New Point(e.X, e.Y))
    
    ' Retrieve the index of the item closest to the mouse pointer.
    Dim targetIndex As Integer = _
        myListView.InsertionMark.NearestIndex(targetPoint)
    
    ' Confirm that the mouse pointer is not over the dragged item.
    If targetIndex > -1 Then
        ' Determine whether the mouse pointer is to the left or
        ' the right of the midpoint of the closest item and set
        ' the InsertionMark.AppearsAfterItem property accordingly.
        Dim itemBounds As Rectangle = myListView.GetItemRect(targetIndex)
        If targetPoint.X > itemBounds.Left + (itemBounds.Width / 2) Then
            myListView.InsertionMark.AppearsAfterItem = True
        Else
            myListView.InsertionMark.AppearsAfterItem = False
        End If
    End If
    
    ' Set the location of the insertion mark. If the mouse is
    ' over the dragged item, the targetIndex value is -1 and
    ' the insertion mark disappears.
    myListView.InsertionMark.Index = targetIndex
End Sub

Remarks

This method lets you locate the item closest to the mouse pointer when doing a drag-and-drop operation. Use the index value returned to set the Index property. When the item closest to the mouse pointer is the item being dragged, the return value of this method is -1. In this case, setting the Index property to this value hides the insertion mark.

This method finds the closest item regardless of where the mouse pointer is located, while the ListView.GetItemAt method returns the item at the specified location only, or null if there is no item at that location. The ListView.GetItemAt method returns null, for example, when the mouse pointer is located between two items. For this reason, you should always use the NearestIndex method when using a drag-and-drop operation to position items.

See also

• ListView