[RESOLVED] Show 2 controls as selected at same time

I have a text box and a listview.
When the user types into the text box it searches the listview for any matches. (Auto-complete)

What I would like to be able to do is have both the text in the textbox and the selected item in the listview highlighted, as in the picture below, preferably keeping the focus on the textbox.

Anybody know how to do this? I am guessing some osrt of API call. :confused:

Make sure HideSelection is set to False for both controls.

Doesn't this select the Listview, but not in the 'Blue' highlighted colour?

I was hoping to get both the same, as in the picture.

I can't quite test it yet as I am having trouble here in this thread :cry: (Thread sorted now)

You could use a listbox instead of a listview. Assuming you don't want to do that, I know you can set the color of listview items. Not sure if that includes the background color, but I imagine it might.

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Originally Posted by aikidokid

Doesn't this select the Listview, but not in the 'Blue' highlighted colour?

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It keeps the selected text highlighted even when the control looses focus.

That's a gray highlight, not the standard blue one. (Inactive highlight.)

I have posted some samples here.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=472166

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Originally Posted by zynder

I have posted some samples here.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=472166

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Thanks zynder, I have just been looking at them :D

So, in your original post (2006) did you end up using a ListBox instead, or did you settle for not having the ListView highlighted the same as the ListBox image?

I used listbox instead. I didn't bother to mimic the effects of listbox to a listview control. You see, the highlight color isnt blue but gray. But i know you can subclass it and actually draw the color you want but i dont want get myself into more trouble.

So i ended up using listbox and the autocomplete is perfect. But in your case since you're using multi columns better stick to listview although you can span it in listbox using vbTab. Well, it's up to you.

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Originally Posted by zynder

I used listbox instead. I didn't bother to mimic the effects of listbox to a listview control. You see, the highlight color isnt blue but gray. But i know you can subclass it and actually draw the color you want but i dont want get myself into more trouble.

So i ended up using listbox and the autocomplete is perfect. But in your case since you're using multi columns better stick to listview although you can span it in listbox using vbTab. Well, it's up to you.

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I think I will have a little play with it and see what I end up with.

Thanks for your help and the code samples :thumb:

No problem dude. If you have any problems just let us know.

Changed the form and code about a bit and now I have what I was after, but using the listbox, not the listview.

Thanks all who helped :D