ListView with Custom Floating Header Sample
This sample shows how to create custom styles for a GridViewColumnHeader in a GridView by dragging the column header to a new position in a ListView control. This operation moves the header and its column to the new location.
When you drag the GridViewColumnHeader during a move operation, the Role property of the header is automatically set to Floating and two versions of the header are displayed. One version is a partially transparent header that follows the mouse pointer during the move operation. The other version remains in the original position until you release the mouse button and the entire column and its header move to the location of the mouse pointer.
This sample shows how to define a custom style for both header versions during a move operation.
This sample demonstrates a specific feature of the Windows Presentation Foundation and, consequently, does not follow application development best practices. For comprehensive coverage of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft .NET Framework application development best practices, refer to the following as appropriate:
Accessibility - Accessibility Best Practices
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Building the Sample
Install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) and open its build environment command window. On the Start menu, point to All Programs, Microsoft Windows SDK, and then click CMD Shell.
Download the sample, usually from the software development kit (SDK) documentation, to your hard disk drive.
To build the sample from the build environment command window, go to the source directory of the sample. At the command prompt, type MSBUILD.
To build the sample in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, load the sample solution or project file and then press CTRL+SHIFT+B.
Running the Sample
To run the compiled sample from the build environment command window, execute the .exe file in the Bin\Debug or Bin\Release folder contained under the sample source code folder.
To run the compiled sample with debugging in Visual Studio 2005, press F5.
See Also
Reference
Other Resources
How to: Create a Style for a Dragged GridView Column Header
ListView Samples
ListView How-to Topics
ListView Overview
GridView Overview