ControlCollection.AddListBox Method (Double, Double, Double, Double, String)

Adds a new ListBox control to the worksheet in the specified size and location.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v9.0 (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v9.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddListBox ( _
    left As Double, _
    top As Double, _
    width As Double, _
    height As Double, _
    name As String _
) As ListBox
'Usage
Dim instance As ControlCollection
Dim left As Double
Dim top As Double
Dim width As Double
Dim height As Double
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As ListBox

returnValue = instance.AddListBox(left, _
    top, width, height, name)
public ListBox AddListBox(
    double left,
    double top,
    double width,
    double height,
    string name
)

Parameters

  • left
    Type: System.Double
    The distance in points between the left edge of the control and the left edge of the worksheet.
  • top
    Type: System.Double
    The distance in points between the top edge of the control and the top edge of the worksheet.
  • height
    Type: System.Double
    The height of the control in points.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.ListBox
The ListBox control that was added to the ControlCollection instance.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The name argument is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or has zero length.

ControlNameAlreadyExistsException

A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection instance.

Remarks

The AddListBox method enables you to add ListBox objects to the end of the ControlCollection. To remove a ListBox control that was previously added programmatically, use the Remove() method.

Examples

The following code example adds a ListBox control to the top of the worksheet, adds two items to the list box, and then selects the first item.

    Private Sub ExcelAddListBox()

        Dim ListBox1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel. _
            Controls.ListBox = Me.Controls.AddListBox( _
            0, 0, 90, 71.25, "ListBox1")

        ListBox1.Items.Add("First Item")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Second Item")
        ListBox1.SelectedIndex = 0

    End Sub

private void ExcelAddListBox()
{

    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.ListBox
         listBox1 = this.Controls.AddListBox(
         0, 0, 90, 71.25, "lisBox1");
    listBox1.Items.Add("First Item");
    listBox1.Items.Add("Second Item");
    listBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Class

ControlCollection Members

AddListBox Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace