how to highlight only the selected text in a List view Items and sub items?

Rukshan Salgado

Hi,

I'm displaying search results in a listview control and I want to highlight or at least make the searched text bold in the listview items and subitems. Can anyone help please?

Thanks,

Ruki76

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Rukshan Salgado20y ago
Hi Craig,

Thank you for the tips, but I'm a bit lost with the code since it's done for a Treeview.
I appreciate if U could help me further on this.

Thanks
Craig Murphy20y ago
Ah, ok, sorry.

More code then, sorry!

Read more about what's required here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/commctls/custdraw/custdraw.asp

I realise you need a ListView, but there's a TreeView implementation here:
http://www.codeproject.com/vb/net/CustomDrawTreeview.asp

It might give you some pointers that help...
Rukshan Salgado20y ago
Hi Craig,

Thanks for the tip, but I'm still using ver 1.1. Let me know if U come across something else.
Craig Murphy20y ago
If I understand your question correctly, it sounds as if you need to take over drawing the text in the listview yourself.

It's a little bit more than a few lines of code, but there is a good example here:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.listview.ownerdraw(VS.80).aspx

HTH
Rukshan Salgado20y ago
search text is typed on a textbox, and results are shown on the listview. I think listview item and subitems have to be extended. any idea how do get this done?
Jayadev Nair20y ago
If you are meant to search on a list, you could use Windows.forms.Combobox and use its AutoCompleteList property to achieve your need. I'm not sure this will help you. Try

Regards!