ListView in C#

mrithula8

Hi I am using this code to list the files in ListView control.When i try to add the files to the listview control using

listView1.Items.Add(fil2.ToString());

it gives me only one file i.e the last file in the folder.What change should i do to list all the files in that folder?Please help me with this

amespace WindowsApplication30
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
XmlTextReader reader;
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
ColumnHeader colHead;
String sss = "";
//private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

    private void ListDrives\_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string\[\] drives = Environment.GetLogicalDrives();
        // Loop into the string array
        foreach (string strDrive in drives)
        {
            // Add items (drives) to the list
            listBox1.Items.Add(strDrive.ToString());
        }
    }

    private void ShowPath\_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
        PaintList(sss);
    }

    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
    {
        colHead = new ColumnHeader();
        colHead.Text = "Servers";
        colHead.Width = 200;
        listView1.Columns.Add(colHead);

        colHead = new ColumnHeader();
        colHead.Text = "Status";
        colHead.Width = 100;
        listView1.Columns.Add(colHead);

        colHead = new ColumnHeader();
        colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
        colHead.Width = 100;
        listView1.Columns.Add(colHead);            
    }

    private void PaintList(String sss)
    {
        try
        {
            //ListViewItem lvi;
            //ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
            reader = new XmlTextReader("path.xml");
           
            while (reader.Read())
            {
                switch (reader.NodeType)
                {
                    case XmlNodeType.Text: //Display the text in each element.
                        //   Console.WriteLine(reader.Value);
                        String s1;
                        s1 = reader.Value;
                        String ss;
                        ss = listBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();

Christian Graus

What happens when you step through the code ?

Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.

Xmen Real

I use this code to get all files from a folder or drive

    public static string\[\] GetFilesPaths(string directory)
    {
        List filesPaths = new List();
        GetDirectories(directory, filesPaths);
        return filesPaths.ToArray();
    }
    static void GetDirectories(string dir, List filesPaths)
    {
        filesPaths.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(dir));
        string\[\] subdirectoryEntries = Directory.GetDirectories(dir);
        foreach (string subdirectory in subdirectoryEntries)
            GetDirectories(subdirectory, filesPaths);
    }

you can get string[] and then you can add 'em in ListView...ListView is slow BTW, use DataGridView instead.

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modified on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:13 AM

mrithula8

Hi fil2 contains the list of all the files.If i use listBox.Items.Add(fil2.Tostring()); it dis[plays the list of files in the listbox.But i want to display in the listview control.I have added column headers to the listview control.I want to display the names of the files under the header named "Servers".

foreach (String filename in files)
{
FileInfo fil2 = new FileInfo(filename);
foreach (String sfil in fil2)
{
listView1.Items.Add(sfil);

This gives me name of only the last file in that folder.

0x3c0 · modified on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:13 AM

Just a point of curiosity. Why do you pass the List by reference? I thought that a collection can be added to without passing by reference

Xmen Real

Computafreak wrote:

I thought that a collection can be added to without passing by reference

yes, you're right...thanks

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King Julien

To add an item in ListView control you should supply the listitem. This may work.... Modify your code like this and try....

foreach (String filename in files)
{
FileInfo fil2 = new FileInfo(filename);

foreach (String sfil in fil2)
{
ListViewItem listitem = new ListViewItem();
listitem.SubItems.Add(sfil);
listView1.Items.Add(listitem);
}
}

Have a Happy Coding.....

mrithula8

Hi Thanks for the reply.i tried with this, but it shows me an error for the line

foreach (String sfil in fil2)

saying that the foreach cannot be applied to FileInfo.So i tried without the foreach

foreach (String filename in files)
{
FileInfo fil2 = new FileInfo(filename);
lvi = new ListViewItem();
lvi.Text = filename.ToString();
listView1.Items.Add(lvi);}

In any way im getting only the last file in the folder.The following gets the files from the folder.I do not know how to display it in the listview control.

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(foldername);
if (di.Exists)
{
String[] files;
files = Directory.GetFiles(foldername);

King Julien

Hi mrithula.... I have personally checked the below code and its working properly in my machine....

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(fbd.SelectedPath);
if (di.Exists)
{
String[] files;
files = Directory.GetFiles(fbd.SelectedPath);
foreach (string file in files)
{
ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem();
lvi.Text = file;
lvi.ImageIndex = 0;
listView1.Items.Add(lvi);
}
}

If it shows any error let me know....

Have a Happy Coding.....

mrithula8

Hi Thank you.Im getting it right now

King Julien

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Have a Happy Coding.....

mrithula8

Hi I am able to list all the exe files in listView control.If the 1st exe has started i want to set the status of the ist sub item to "Started"

foreach(Process pr in proclist)
{
String proname = pr.ProcessName;
//listBox4.Items.Add(proname);
lvsi=new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
lvsi.Text="Started...";
lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
}

        int b = proclist.Count;
        listBox4.Items.Add(b.ToString());

proclist contains the list of all exe that have started.Currently there is only 1 exe(i.e the 1st one in the listview control).I want to display started to the 1st subitem.The above code that im using displays "started" as the last sub item.How can i change this?

King Julien

when you add the subitem for an item in the listview the sequence starts always from left to right. Not sure what mistake you are doing. But you can try this... To add the subitem, for the STATUS column header, use the same item object which you used to add to the listview control. i.e. if item 1 in the Server header is added by using lvi then,

ListviewItem lvi = new ListViewItem();
lvi.SubItem.Add("Started");
ListView.Items.Add(lvi);

This should work i believe.

Have a Happy Coding.....

mrithula8

Hi I tried with this but it displays "Started.." as a subitem for the last item in listview control.I used this code in the button click event of "Start" button which starts the exe file.

King Julien

okay..... then you may try the SubItem index property, to directly specify which subitem to modify. for example, if you want to change the status of the first server Item, then ServerItem1.SubItems[1].text = "Started";

Have a Happy Coding.....

mrithula8

Hi I tried with this.Is this right?Nothing gets displayed when the exe starts.

int g = lvi.Index;

            lvi = new ListViewItem();
           
            if (g == 1)
                lvi.SubItems\[1\].Text = "Started..";

            listView1.Items.Add(lvi);

King Julien

no this will not work. because you are creating a new lvi.

Have a Happy Coding.....

mrithula8

Hi Can you please tell why it adds "started.." as a sub item for last item?Why does it not display it as the sub item for the 1st item?

King Julien

Not sure what's the problem.... but instead of this

foreach(Process pr in proclist)
{
String proname = pr.ProcessName;
//listBox4.Items.Add(proname);
lvsi=new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
lvsi.Text="Started...";
lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
}

try this foreach(Process pr in proclist) { String proname = pr.ProcessName; //listBox4.Items.Add(proname); lvi.SubItems[1].Text = "started"; } Make it sure that you are executing this code after adding the item to the list view... otherwise you may get an exception in the blocked line.

Have a Happy Coding.....

mrithula8

Hi It tells that 1 is not valid argument index.