vilanova

i have a listview and a text box. in the second column of the listview is a number, i want the user to be able to enter a character and the listview to be selected at the first item that matches that character i.e.

user enters 1

1324567 selected
1234567
5678909

i can get this to work. But i want the focus to go back to the textbox whilst the listview remains selected, so the user can keep typing in numbers, i.e.

user then enters 2

1324567
1234567 selected
5678909

but when put focus back to the textbox the listview deselects???



here is what i have:

Private Sub txtID_Change()

Dim i As Long


For i = lstVvideo.ListItems.Count To 0 Step -1
lstVvideo.SetFocus
Set lstVvideo.SelectedItem = lstVvideo.ListItems(i)
If Left$(lstVvideo.SelectedItem.ListSubItems(1).Text, Len(txtID.Text)) = txtID.Text Then
Exit For
End If
Next

MarkVB6

You're asking the program to have focus on two different things. It, like humans, can't.

vilanova

i suppose another way i can do it is to keep the listview empty and just fill it with anything that matches the textbox, i suppose?

Mikecrosoft

Check this example, I hope help:



Put a Listview (ListView1) and set this property:
- HideSelection = False
- and add 1 column


And put a TextBox (Text1)

Mathimagics

I wonder if it's possible that you're misinterpreting the ListView behaviour?

What is the setting of its HideSelection property? If it's true then the selected item is not highlighted unless the LV has the focus... but the selected item is STILL the selected item... if you set HideSelection to False, the item selected will retain its highlight even though focus stays with your textbox...

In either case it shouldn't affect which item is selected, and your method of controlling the listbox selection as described should work with no problems
but usually you'd prefer the new item selected to be visually identifiable

When you change your ListView selected item in response to the TextBox change, it's probably a good idea to use the EnsureVisible method on the new ListItem, so the ListView will automatically show the new selection...


Dr Memory

Mikecrosoft

Yes because the listview item list is bigger than the Heigth of the Listview, then the EnsureVisible move the list to allow the listitem selected to be visible

is good !

I put the HideSelection = False to show what Item is currently selected because he do test to my code an this show what item is founding the FindItem Method.

Mathimagics

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Dr Memory

Mikecrosoft

Thanks, and I like your sign, is good, using vb to say something !!!