DrawListViewItemEventArgs.State Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets the current state of the ListViewItem to draw.

public:
 property System::Windows::Forms::ListViewItemStates State { System::Windows::Forms::ListViewItemStates get(); };

public System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItemStates State { get; }

member this.State : System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItemStates

Public ReadOnly Property State As ListViewItemStates

Property Value

ListViewItemStates

A bitwise combination of ListViewItemStates values indicating the current state of the ListViewItem.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the State property in an application that provides custom drawing for a ListView control. In the example, a handler for the ListView.DrawItem event draws the background for entire items. In all views except the details view, this handler also draws the foreground text. In the details view, the foreground text is drawn in the ListView.DrawSubItem event.

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

// Draws the backgrounds for entire ListView items.
private void listView1_DrawItem(object sender,
    DrawListViewItemEventArgs e)
{
    if ((e.State & ListViewItemStates.Selected) != 0)
    {
        // Draw the background and focus rectangle for a selected item.
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Maroon, e.Bounds);
        e.DrawFocusRectangle();
    }
    else
    {
        // Draw the background for an unselected item.
        using (LinearGradientBrush brush =
            new LinearGradientBrush(e.Bounds, Color.Orange,
            Color.Maroon, LinearGradientMode.Horizontal))
        {
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, e.Bounds);
        }
    }

    // Draw the item text for views other than the Details view.
    if (listView1.View != View.Details)
    {
        e.DrawText();
    }
}

' Draws the backgrounds for entire ListView items.
Private Sub listView1_DrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As DrawListViewItemEventArgs) _
    Handles listView1.DrawItem

    If Not (e.State And ListViewItemStates.Selected) = 0 Then

        ' Draw the background for a selected item.
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Maroon, e.Bounds)
        e.DrawFocusRectangle()

    Else

        ' Draw the background for an unselected item.
        Dim brush As New LinearGradientBrush(e.Bounds, Color.Orange, _
            Color.Maroon, LinearGradientMode.Horizontal)
        Try
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, e.Bounds)
        Finally
            brush.Dispose()
        End Try

    End If

    ' Draw the item text for views other than the Details view.
    If Not Me.listView1.View = View.Details Then
        e.DrawText()
    End If

End Sub

Remarks

Use this property to check whether the ListViewItem to draw is in a particular state. This property provides only basic state information about the item. You can use this property, for example, to determine whether an item is selected, checked, or focused. If you need to know more, retrieve the item through the Item property and check its properties directly.

See also

• Item
• ListView
• DrawItem
• ListViewItem
• ListViewItemStates