List View Controls 

A list-view control is a versatile control that displays objects in various views and levels of detail. The two most common views are shown in the following figures.

Large icon view

Details view

List-view controls can display content in four different views.

View	Description
Large Icon	Each item appears as a full-sized icon with a label below it.
Small Icon	Each item appears as a small icon with its label to the right. The icons appear in rows.
List	Each item appears as a small icon with its label to the right. List view is similar to small icons view, except the list appears in columns.
Details	Each item appears as a line in a multi-column format, with the leftmost column containing both the icon and its label. The subsequent columns contain additional information, such as object properties.

In administrative tools, Details view is the most commonly used. It displays objects and their properties in a table-like list. The function of Details view is similar to that of basic list boxes, but Details view allows additional functionality such as filtering and sorting.

List-view controls also offer a check-box style, which is a standard, accessible, less work-intensive means of creating a “check-box list” (a scrolling list of check boxes) than creating a custom list box.

See Also

Concepts

Check Boxes
Column Headings
Layout
Layout Specifications: Win32
Layout Specifications: Windows Forms
List Boxes