Change selected item color in listview

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Hi, I want to change selected item color in listview, when using:

listview1.selecteditem(0).forecolor = color.red

it works but when i hover the mouse on it and select it again it turns to black ( the standard color of listview )

any help please?

Posted 17-Jul-12 7:51am

Leecherman

Updated 27-Jun-16 0:28am

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dimpledevani 18-Jul-12 1:08am

write your code on event when you select the item from list box

Leecherman 18-Jul-12 5:13am

thanks for your reply.
tried that and it's worked, but didn't do what i want, i don't want all the selected items to be in red color, i want the species items to be in red when selected. so i tried also that on ItemMouseHover

If e.Item.ForeColor = Color.Red Then
ListView1.ForeColor = Color.Red
ElseIf e.Item.ForeColor = Color.Black Then
ListView1.ForeColor = Color.Black
End If

but the color goes when select or hover into another items that it's forecolor is black

dimpledevani 18-Jul-12 5:44am

I am sorry if i am wrong but what i understood now is that you want only one item's color to be changed instead of every item you select, so i guess every time when you select an item before changing its color , loop and search if any other item's color has changed, if yes then chage it to default color and then give color to your newly selected item.

Leecherman 18-Jul-12 6:32am

thanks for your reply, the problem that if there is more than one item that it's forecolor is red, if I loop it will return default color, and also if i select the item which forecolor is red all the selected items will be in red same too for items with default color!
So i guess it will be not possible?

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Member 11223323 · Answer 1 · 2016-06-27T00:28:00

Solution 2

Use picture box to draw behind the lvw picture property

Posted 27-Jun-16 0:28am

Member 11223323

shahcool143 · Answer 2 · 2012-07-17T21:29:00

Solution 1

write condition if selected = true then color.red in selectedindexchnage event

Posted 17-Jul-12 21:29pm

shahcool143

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Leecherman 18-Jul-12 5:14am

thanks for your reply.
tried that and it's worked, but didn't do what i want, i don't want all the selected items to be in red color, i want the species items to be in red when selected. so i tried also that on ItemMouseHover

If e.Item.ForeColor = Color.Red Then
ListView1.ForeColor = Color.Red
ElseIf e.Item.ForeColor = Color.Black Then
ListView1.ForeColor = Color.Black
End If

but the color goes when select or hover into another items that it's forecolor is black