Edit content in listview

[Jakys]

Hi!
I need to be able to edit every row under a column in a listview control. VB does this almost automatic with the labeledit property, but only with the listitem (the first column), not the listsubitems..

I could of course swap the order of my columns, but that would look very weird

Any suggestions?

[McGenius]

Something that isn't easy and at the same time isn't difficult to implement: you'll need to create a floating Textbox that perfectly fit inside each cell (especially when gridlines are visible). So, good luck.

[nightshift]

Surely there is an easier way than that... thats crazy talk LOL

[dynamic_sysop]

there is no edit property for subitem labels but you could edit them like this :

Private listMainItem As String
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
With ListView1
    .ListItems.Add 1, , "item 1"
    .ListItems.Add 2, , "item 2"
    .ListItems(1).ListSubItems.Add , , "subitem 1"
    .ListItems(2).ListSubItems.Add , , "subitem 2"
End With
End Sub
 
Private Sub ListView1_AfterLabelEdit(Cancel As Integer, NewString As String)
ListView1.SelectedItem.ListSubItems(1).Text = NewString '///make the subitem become the edited item.
NewString = listMainItem '/// make the main item back to it's original text.
End Sub
 
Private Sub ListView1_BeforeLabelEdit(Cancel As Integer)
listMainItem = ListView1.SelectedItem.Text '///asign exsisting main item to a string.
End Sub