Using the <i class="emphasis">ListViewItem</i> Class

Using the ListViewItem Class

The items in a list view are objects of the ListViewItem class, and the collection of those items is stored in the list view's Items property. Here is the class hierarchy of the ListViewItem class:

Object
   ListViewItem

You can find the notable public properties of ListViewItem objects in Table 10.11, and the notable public methods in Table 10.12.

Table 10.11: Noteworthy public properties of *ListViewItem* objects.
Property	Means
Bounds	Gets the bounding rectangle of an item, including its subitems.
Checked	True if the item is checked, False otherwise.
Index	Gets the index in the list view of the item.
ListView	Gets the list view that contains this item.
Selected	Gets/sets if the item is selected.
SubItems	Gets a collection of the subitems of this item.
Text	Gets the text for this item.

Table 10.12: Noteworthy public methods of *ListViewItem* objects.
Method	Means
BeginEdit	Begins the editing of the text in the item's label.
EndEdit	Ends the editing of the text in the item's label.
EnsureVisible	Makes sure that the item is visible.