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I am trying to figure out how to use the drag and drop event to switch the order of the listbox items. every time I try to use my code it keeps giving me a circle with a line through it. no matter what I do I cant get them to move.

Private Sub ListBox1_MouseDown(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles ListBox1.MouseDown

       Dim index As Integer = ListBox1.IndexFromPoint(e.X, e.Y)
       Dim s As String = ListBox1.Items(index).ToString()
       Dim dde1 As DragDropEffects = DoDragDrop(s, DragDropEffects.Move)

       If dde1 = DragDropEffects.All Then
           ListBox1.Items.RemoveAt(ListBox1.IndexFromPoint(e.X, e.Y))
       End If


   End Sub
   Private Sub ListBox1_DragOver(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles ListBox1.DragEnter

       e.Effect = DragDropEffects.All
   End Sub

   Private Sub ListBox1_DragDrop(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles ListBox1.DragDrop


       If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text) Then
           e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move
           ListBox1.SelectedIndex = ListBox1.IndexFromPoint(ListBox1.PointToClient(New Point(e.X, e.Y)))
       End If
       Dim str As String = DirectCast(e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.StringFormat), String)
       ListBox1.Items.Insert(ListBox1.SelectedIndex, str)


   End Sub


What I have tried:

changed .move to .copy but I still get the same circle with the line through it.
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Updated 17-Jan-17 9:23am
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Michael_Davies 17-Jan-17 1:46am    
Have you set the property AllowDrop to True on the listbox?
Member 11856456 17-Jan-17 1:54am    
yeah, it was suggested that my code is wrong because now it's allowing me to drag and drop, but nothing happens. I want to rearrange the list box so that I have certain items in a new position/index
Member 11856456 17-Jan-17 15:13pm    
I have made it further, problem is once its place in the appropriate index it copies the same text making a duplicate, but removes the other text. I am reposting the new code.

1 solution

I'd suggest to read this: Implementing Drag and Drop in Visual Basic .NET[^]

As to your code...
Inside ListBox1_DragDrop procedure you have to add this line:
VB.NET
Dim myitem = DataFormats.Text
ListBox1.Items.Add(mtitem)

Above code enable you to copy item. Now, you have to provide code to remove item, which have ben moved.
 
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