[2008] adding/removing from listbox

HI guys,
I have a question about listboxes or trying to come up with an alternative.
My problem is this. I want to have a listbox. With the following strings.
1. apple
2. oranges
3. bananas
4. strawberries
5. carrots.

However if you just have a listbox what happens if you remove the 3rd item then you end up with
1. apple
2. oranges
4. strawberries
5. carrots.

but what we want to do is get rid of one and get this
1. apple
2. oranges
3. strawberries
4. carrots

So my question is how do you get a listbox to act like this but without clearing the listbox and making a new one because the listbox could have thousands of items in it. Or does anyone know of a better way? thanks.

Here is a way to go.

vb.net Code:

Public Class Form1
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load( _
        ByVal sender As System.Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs _
    ) Handles MyBase.Load
 
        ListBox1.DrawMode = DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed
 
        ListBox1.Items.Add("One")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Two")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Three")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Four")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Five")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Six")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Seven")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Eight")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Nine")
        ListBox1.Items.Add("Ten")
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub ListBox1_DrawItem( _
        ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs _
    ) Handles ListBox1.DrawItem
 
        Dim myBrush As Brush
        Dim myBackColor As Color = Color.White
        Dim myForeColor As Color = Color.Black
        Dim myFont As Font
        Dim itemText As String
 
        If e.Index > -1 Then
 
            e.DrawBackground()
 
            If (e.State And DrawItemState.Selected) = DrawItemState.Selected Then
                myBackColor = Color.DarkBlue
                myForeColor = Color.White
            End If
 
            myBrush = New SolidBrush(myBackColor)
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(myBrush, e.Bounds)
 
            myBrush = New SolidBrush(myForeColor)
 
            myFont = New Font(ListBox1.Font.Name, ListBox1.Font.Size, ListBox1.Font.Style)
            itemText = (e.Index + 1).ToString & ". " & ListBox1.Items(e.Index).ToString
            e.Graphics.DrawString(itemText, myFont, myBrush, e.Bounds)
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click( _
        ByVal sender As System.Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs _
    ) Handles Button1.Click
 
        ListBox1.Items.RemoveAt(ListBox1.SelectedIndex)
    End Sub
 
End Class

Here I am doing all the stuff in DrawItem event of ListBox control. When you click the Remove button to remove a item from listbox, it fires the DrawItem event. I am using this event to re-draw the text of listbox items.

Put this together really quick. May not be the best way, but it worked fine for me without having to mess with redrawing and what not. Basically once the item is removed it loops through the list and updates the text of the item. May end up being not such a good idea for lists with thousands and thousands of items, but shouldn't be a problem on shorter ones. Anyhow, hope this helps.

Code:

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    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        If ListBox1.SelectedIndex > -1 Then
            ListBox1.Items.RemoveAt(ListBox1.SelectedIndex)
            For iCount As Integer = 0 To ListBox1.Items.Count - 1
                ListBox1.Items(iCount) = iCount + 1 & ". " & ListBox1.Items(iCount).Substring(ListBox1.Items(iCount).IndexOf(". ") + 2)
            Next
        End If
    End Sub

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thanks for the help guys.