ListView Control

[Paul J. Lay]

I am wondering if it is possible to easily duplicate the ListView control
behavior in the Windows explorer when a new folder is defined. I am talking
about the scenario where the user wants to create a new folder, the control
displays a folder called New Folder which is highlighted inside a rectangle
so that the user can easily change the name of New Folder. That is a really
slick interface but I know that Microsoft is famous for having slick
interfaces that are very difficult for most developers to implement. I am
wondering if the rectangle is a special owner-drawn customized
implementation. Please advise. Thanks for your help.

Best Regards,

Paul J. Lay

 

[Lloyd Sheen]

What you are looking for is the LabelEdit property of the listview.

There are some caveats so it would be best to read the MSDN docs on this.

I don't think you can do exactly what you want but you can create a listview
item that the user can modify. There were methods in Classic VB and C++ to
start the editing process but I cannot find the same in dot.net.

Lloyd Sheen

 

[Lloyd Sheen]

The method I was thinking of is the BeginEdit method of the ListViewItem.
Create your item with the default text and then call BeginEdit to start the
editing by the user.

Lloyd Sheen