hi try this way,
Public Class Form1
Public output As New List(Of Class1)
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim index As Integer
Dim row1 As String() = {"978945251.pdf.ssdswew", "37Mb", "3/7/2013", "ssdswew"}
Dim row2 As String() = {"978945251.pdf.ssdsdsddew", "37Mb", "3/7/2013", "ssdsdsddew"}
Dim row3 As String() = {"978945270.pdf.ssdswew", "37Mb", "3/7/2013", "ssdswew"}
Dim row4 As String() = {"978945251.pdf.ssdghhsdde", "37Mb", "3/7/2013", "ssdsdghgfhsddew"}
Dim lst As ListViewItem
lst = New ListViewItem(row1)
ListView1.Items.Add(lst)
lst = New ListViewItem(row2)
ListView1.Items.Add(lst)
lst = New ListViewItem(row3)
ListView1.Items.Add(lst)
lst = New ListViewItem(row4)
ListView1.Items.Add(lst)
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim temp As String = String.Empty
For Each lv As ListViewItem In ListView1.Items
temp = lv.SubItems(3).Text
If (Isfound(temp) = False) Then
output.Add(AdddistinctRow(lv))
End If
Next
End Sub
Public Function Isfound(ByVal val As String) As Boolean
Dim flag As Boolean = False
Dim index As Integer = 0
For index = 0 To output.Count - 1
If (output(index).Format.Equals(val) = True) Then
flag = True
End If
Next
Return flag
End Function
Public Function AdddistinctRow(ByVal lst As ListViewItem) As Class1
Dim obj As New Class1
obj.Name = lst.SubItems(0).Text
obj.Size = lst.SubItems(1).Text
obj.Dates = lst.SubItems(2).Text
obj.Format = lst.SubItems(3).Text
Return obj
End Function
End Class
As per your requirement to write your own class,
Public Class Class1
Private _name As String
Public Property Name() As String
Set(ByVal value As String)
_name = value
End Set
Get
Return _name
End Get
End Property
Private _Size As String
Public Property Size() As String
Get
Return _Size
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
_Size = value
End Set
End Property
Private _Date As DateTime
Public Property Dates() As DateTime
Get
Return _Date
End Get
Set(ByVal value As DateTime)
_Date = value
End Set
End Property
Private _Format As String
Public Property Format() As String
Get
Return _Format
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
_Format = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
regards and thanks
sarva