ListView.ColumnClick Event
Definition
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Occurs when the user clicks a column header within the list view control.
public:
event System::Windows::Forms::ColumnClickEventHandler ^ ColumnClick;
public event System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler ColumnClick;
public event System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler? ColumnClick;
member this.ColumnClick : System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler
Public Custom Event ColumnClick As ColumnClickEventHandler
Event Type
Examples
The following code example creates a form that contains a ListView control that manually sorts items when a column in the ListView control is clicked. The example defines a class called ListViewItemComparer
that implements the System.Collections.IComparer interface that performs the ListViewItem comparison. The example creates an instance of ListViewItemComparer
and uses it to set the ListViewItemSorter property of the ListView control. The Sort method call in the ColumnClick event handler uses the methods defined in ListViewItemComparer
to perform the sort of items, based on the column that is clicked.
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Collections;
// Implements the manual sorting of items by columns.
ref class ListViewItemComparer: public IComparer
{
private:
int col;
public:
ListViewItemComparer()
{
col = 0;
}
ListViewItemComparer( int column )
{
col = column;
}
virtual int Compare( Object^ x, Object^ y )
{
return String::Compare( (dynamic_cast<ListViewItem^>(x))->SubItems[ col ]->Text,
(dynamic_cast<ListViewItem^>(y))->SubItems[ col ]->Text );
}
};
public ref class ListViewSortForm: public Form
{
private:
ListView^ listView1;
public:
ListViewSortForm()
{
// Create ListView items to add to the control.
array<String^>^temp0 = {"Banana","a","b","c"};
ListViewItem^ listViewItem1 = gcnew ListViewItem( temp0,-1,Color::Empty,Color::Yellow,nullptr );
array<String^>^temp1 = {"Cherry","v","g","t"};
ListViewItem^ listViewItem2 = gcnew ListViewItem( temp1,-1,Color::Empty,Color::Red,
gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Microsoft Sans Serif",8.25F,FontStyle::Regular,GraphicsUnit::Point,0 ) );
array<String^>^temp2 = {"Apple","h","j","n"};
ListViewItem^ listViewItem3 = gcnew ListViewItem( temp2,-1,Color::Empty,Color::Lime,nullptr );
array<String^>^temp3 = {"Pear","y","u","i"};
ListViewItem^ listViewItem4 = gcnew ListViewItem( temp3,-1,Color::Empty,Color::FromArgb( 192, 128, 156 ),nullptr );
//Initialize the ListView control and add columns to it.
this->listView1 = gcnew ListView;
// Set the initial sorting type for the ListView.
this->listView1->Sorting = SortOrder::None;
// Disable automatic sorting to enable manual sorting.
this->listView1->View = View::Details;
// Add columns and set their text.
this->listView1->Columns->Add( gcnew ColumnHeader );
this->listView1->Columns[ 0 ]->Text = "Column 1";
this->listView1->Columns[ 0 ]->Width = 100;
listView1->Columns->Add( gcnew ColumnHeader );
listView1->Columns[ 1 ]->Text = "Column 2";
listView1->Columns->Add( gcnew ColumnHeader );
listView1->Columns[ 2 ]->Text = "Column 3";
listView1->Columns->Add( gcnew ColumnHeader );
listView1->Columns[ 3 ]->Text = "Column 4";
// Suspend control logic until form is done configuring form.
this->SuspendLayout();
// Add Items to the ListView control.
array<ListViewItem^>^temp4 = {listViewItem1,listViewItem2,listViewItem3,listViewItem4};
this->listView1->Items->AddRange( temp4 );
// Set the location and size of the ListView control.
this->listView1->Location = Point(10,10);
this->listView1->Name = "listView1";
this->listView1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 300, 100 );
this->listView1->TabIndex = 0;
// Enable editing of the items in the ListView.
this->listView1->LabelEdit = true;
// Connect the ListView::ColumnClick event to the ColumnClick event handler.
this->listView1->ColumnClick += gcnew ColumnClickEventHandler( this, &ListViewSortForm::ColumnClick );
// Initialize the form.
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size( 400, 400 );
array<Control^>^temp5 = {this->listView1};
this->Controls->AddRange( temp5 );
this->Name = "ListViewSortForm";
this->Text = "Sorted ListView Control";
// Resume lay[Out] of* the form.
this->ResumeLayout( false );
}
private:
// ColumnClick event handler.
void ColumnClick( Object^ /*o*/, ColumnClickEventArgs^ e )
{
// Set the ListViewItemSorter property to a new ListViewItemComparer
// object. Setting this property immediately sorts the
// ListView using the ListViewItemComparer object.
this->listView1->ListViewItemSorter = gcnew ListViewItemComparer( e->Column );
}
};
[System::STAThreadAttribute]
int main()
{
Application::Run( gcnew ListViewSortForm );
}
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
namespace ListViewSortFormNamespace
{
public class ListViewSortForm : Form
{
private ListView listView1;
public ListViewSortForm()
{
// Create ListView items to add to the control.
ListViewItem listViewItem1 = new ListViewItem(new string[] {"Banana","a","b","c"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.Yellow, null);
ListViewItem listViewItem2 = new ListViewItem(new string[] {"Cherry","v","g","t"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.Red, new Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0))));
ListViewItem listViewItem3 = new ListViewItem(new string[] {"Apple","h","j","n"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.Lime, null);
ListViewItem listViewItem4 = new ListViewItem(new string[] {"Pear","y","u","i"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.FromArgb(((System.Byte)(192)), ((System.Byte)(128)), ((System.Byte)(156))), null);
//Initialize the ListView control and add columns to it.
this.listView1 = new ListView();
// Set the initial sorting type for the ListView.
this.listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.None;
// Disable automatic sorting to enable manual sorting.
this.listView1.View = View.Details;
// Add columns and set their text.
this.listView1.Columns.Add(new ColumnHeader());
this.listView1.Columns[0].Text = "Column 1";
this.listView1.Columns[0].Width = 100;
listView1.Columns.Add(new ColumnHeader());
listView1.Columns[1].Text = "Column 2";
listView1.Columns.Add(new ColumnHeader());
listView1.Columns[2].Text = "Column 3";
listView1.Columns.Add(new ColumnHeader());
listView1.Columns[3].Text = "Column 4";
// Suspend control logic until form is done configuring form.
this.SuspendLayout();
// Add Items to the ListView control.
this.listView1.Items.AddRange(new ListViewItem[] {listViewItem1,
listViewItem2,
listViewItem3,
listViewItem4});
// Set the location and size of the ListView control.
this.listView1.Location = new Point(10, 10);
this.listView1.Name = "listView1";
this.listView1.Size = new Size(300, 100);
this.listView1.TabIndex = 0;
// Enable editing of the items in the ListView.
this.listView1.LabelEdit = true;
// Connect the ListView.ColumnClick event to the ColumnClick event handler.
this.listView1.ColumnClick += new ColumnClickEventHandler(ColumnClick);
// Initialize the form.
this.ClientSize = new Size(400, 400);
this.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] {this.listView1});
this.Name = "ListViewSortForm";
this.Text = "Sorted ListView Control";
// Resume layout of the form.
this.ResumeLayout(false);
}
// ColumnClick event handler.
private void ColumnClick(object o, ColumnClickEventArgs e)
{
// Set the ListViewItemSorter property to a new ListViewItemComparer
// object. Setting this property immediately sorts the
// ListView using the ListViewItemComparer object.
this.listView1.ListViewItemSorter = new ListViewItemComparer(e.Column);
}
[System.STAThreadAttribute()]
public static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new ListViewSortForm());
}
}
// Implements the manual sorting of items by columns.
class ListViewItemComparer : IComparer
{
private int col;
public ListViewItemComparer()
{
col = 0;
}
public ListViewItemComparer(int column)
{
col = column;
}
public int Compare(object x, object y)
{
return String.Compare(((ListViewItem)x).SubItems[col].Text, ((ListViewItem)y).SubItems[col].Text);
}
}
}
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Collections
Namespace ListViewSortFormNamespace
Public Class ListViewSortForm
Inherits Form
Private listView1 As ListView
Public Sub New()
' Create ListView items to add to the control.
Dim listViewItem1 As New ListViewItem(New String() {"Banana", "a", "b", "c"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.Yellow, Nothing)
Dim listViewItem2 As New ListViewItem(New String() {"Cherry", "v", "g", "t"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.Red, New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, System.Byte)))
Dim listViewItem3 As New ListViewItem(New String() {"Apple", "h", "j", "n"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.Lime, Nothing)
Dim listViewItem4 As New ListViewItem(New String() {"Pear", "y", "u", "i"}, -1, Color.Empty, Color.FromArgb(CType(192, System.Byte), CType(128, System.Byte), CType(156, System.Byte)), Nothing)
'Initialize the ListView control and add columns to it.
Me.listView1 = New ListView
' Set the initial sorting type for the ListView.
Me.listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.None
' Disable automatic sorting to enable manual sorting.
Me.listView1.View = View.Details
' Add columns and set their text.
Me.listView1.Columns.Add(New ColumnHeader)
Me.listView1.Columns(0).Text = "Column 1"
Me.listView1.Columns(0).Width = 100
listView1.Columns.Add(New ColumnHeader)
listView1.Columns(1).Text = "Column 2"
listView1.Columns.Add(New ColumnHeader)
listView1.Columns(2).Text = "Column 3"
listView1.Columns.Add(New ColumnHeader)
listView1.Columns(3).Text = "Column 4"
' Suspend control logic until form is done configuring form.
Me.SuspendLayout()
' Add Items to the ListView control.
Me.listView1.Items.AddRange(New ListViewItem() {listViewItem1, listViewItem2, listViewItem3, listViewItem4})
' Set the location and size of the ListView control.
Me.listView1.Location = New Point(10, 10)
Me.listView1.Name = "listView1"
Me.listView1.Size = New Size(300, 100)
Me.listView1.TabIndex = 0
' Enable editing of the items in the ListView.
Me.listView1.LabelEdit = True
' Connect the ListView.ColumnClick event to the ColumnClick event handler.
AddHandler Me.listView1.ColumnClick, AddressOf ColumnClick
' Initialize the form.
Me.ClientSize = New Size(400, 400)
Me.Controls.AddRange(New Control() {Me.listView1})
Me.Name = "ListViewSortForm"
Me.Text = "Sorted ListView Control"
' Resume layout of the form.
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
End Sub
' ColumnClick event handler.
Private Sub ColumnClick(ByVal o As Object, ByVal e As ColumnClickEventArgs)
' Set the ListViewItemSorter property to a new ListViewItemComparer
' object. Setting this property immediately sorts the
' ListView using the ListViewItemComparer object.
Me.listView1.ListViewItemSorter = New ListViewItemComparer(e.Column)
End Sub
End Class
' Implements the manual sorting of items by columns.
Class ListViewItemComparer
Implements IComparer
Private col As Integer
Public Sub New()
col = 0
End Sub
Public Sub New(ByVal column As Integer)
col = column
End Sub
Public Function Compare(ByVal x As Object, ByVal y As Object) As Integer _
Implements IComparer.Compare
Return [String].Compare(CType(x, ListViewItem).SubItems(col).Text, CType(y, ListViewItem).SubItems(col).Text)
End Function
End Class
End Namespace
Remarks
The ColumnClick event occurs when the user clicks one of the column headers in a details view of the items in a ListView control (when the View property is set to Details). The ColumnClick event is typically handled to sort the items in the ListView using the clicked column as the column to sort by.
For more information about handling events, see Handling and Raising Events.