Editable ListView

Question

I am looking to create an editable ListView in a C# winforms application where a user may double click on a cell in order to change its contents. It would be great if someone could provide my with some guidance and/or an example. I am not looking to use any commercial products.

Solution 1

You're asking the wrong question :)

A ListView is not the correct control. Use the DataGridView control. It can be configured to look just like a ListView, but it supports in-place editing of cells.

Solution 2

An ObjectListView will do exactly that and much more. It is a wrapper around a normal .NET ListView. It is open source.

Its website has a Getting Started to help you begin, as well as a whole page devoted to cell editing

Solution 3

You could use the listview's DoubleClick event, and when it is called, you would open a new form where the user would enter a new value for the selected item. Then when the user has pressed ok, you would edit the value of the specific item to what the user has entered.

Solution 4

From the sounds of it, you might want to consider using the DataGridView instead.

DataGridView (MSDN)

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Comments

[Admin]

Your question might be answered here: [C#: How do you edit items and subitems in a listview?][1] [1]: stackoverflow.com/questions/471859/…

[TecMan]

I would disagree that we should not look at ListView alternatives like DataGridView, ObjectListView or even commercial solutions like this, which is cheap enough. Implementing the well-known approach with the textbox editor over ListView items/subitmes has many drawbacks you must solve yourself. For instance, you need to provide a good keyboard interface to edit subitems, the textbox should be scrolled together with the ListView, etc. Using a good 3rd-party solution may save hours of coding, and ultimately, you can even earn more.

[Jeff Yates]

That's a matter of opinion. The DataGridView doesn't always fit the use scenario or provide the required look-and-feel. However, it is a possible alternative, depending on the goals of the OP.

[Simon Gillbee]

This is a WPF article. Is that what is desired, or are we looking at straight WinForms here? The tags indicate WinForms.

[Grammarian]

Actually, it's not a custom control really. It's just a helpful wrapper around a plain ListView. But we won't tell anyone that :)

[code4life]

You can't do grouped views with the DataGridView. Plus a host of other features that only a ListView supports.

[Christoffer Lette]

Welcome to SO, Nick. This is a good answer but unfortunately the question is tagged winforms, not wpf.

[Vilius Surblys]

It also might not be a suitable licence for all projects (as it appears to be under GPLv3)

[C.J.]

The example is incomplete. For those new to WPF, where do you put the new DataGrid?

[Derek W]

@CJohnson: This question is about WinForms and not WPF. Please check the question tag and context.

[Gary Huckabone]

Took me a minute, but, uh, yeah ... "ListVIEW" ... view -not- edit. Funny thing, though, DataGridVIEW lets one EDIT. Hmmmm.