loading image instead of text in listview - C# *resolved*

[Colonel Klink]

im wanting to load an image (thats 50x50), instead of a string, into a listview column (not the header)

not ness. the first column, but any.

ive tried using Bitmap.FromFile, but i get an error (cant convert the image to a string)

how, if possible, would one accomplish this?

[PT Exorcist]

i think it will be very very hard as the listview doesnt allow each item to be drawn by itself as the combobox/listbox allow..so only maybe with a lot of subclassing :(

[Colonel Klink]

damn :(

how about a listbox then?

[PT Exorcist]

could u explain what u really wanna do plz so it might be easier to help?

[Pirate]

You mean loading an image in the item collection of the listview as in the attachment ?

[Colonel Klink]

thats the one Pirate :)

except an image thats 50x50 or 100x100

how would i do this?


btw... its also gotta have text with it in other columns

[Pirate]

Easy . Add your images to ImageList , set Width and Height to whatever (50X50 or 100X100) . Bind it to the listview(3 steps I believe) StateImageList , SmallImageList and LargeImageList all = the imageList control. Add items , from there you can set imageindex to be shown in the listview .

[Pirate]

In the items collection of the listview, add set Text property to each item in the collection . I've not tried that but it sounds obvious .

[Colonel Klink]

oh ok... i was under the impression that i would need to do some subclassing to do an image other than 16x16 or whatever... thanks :D

[Pirate]

I think PT Exorcist meant combobox or listbox subclassing to hold these images . Right PT Exorcist ?;)