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 |
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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