How to: Add and Remove Items with the Windows Forms ListView Control

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The process of adding an item to a Windows Forms ListView control consists primarily of specifying the item and assigning properties to it. Adding or removing list items can be done at any time.

To add items programmatically

  • Use the Add method of the Items property.

    ' Adds a new item with ImageIndex 3
ListView1.Items.Add("List item text", 3)

    // Adds a new item with ImageIndex 3
listView1.Items.Add("List item text", 3);

To remove items programmatically

  • Use the RemoveAt or Clear method of the Items property. The RemoveAt method removes a single item; the Clear method removes all items from the list.

    ' Removes the first item in the list.
ListView1.Items.RemoveAt(0)
' Clears all items:
ListView1.Items.Clear()

    // Removes the first item in the list.
listView1.Items.RemoveAt(0);
// Clears all the items.
listView1.Items.Clear();

See Also

Reference

ListView Control Overview (Windows Forms)

ListView

Other Resources

ListView Control (Windows Forms)