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ListBox.BeginUpdate()

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class ListBoxItemAdd : Form{
  ListBox lb;
  public ListBoxItemAdd()
  {
    Size = new Size(300,400);
    lb = new ListBox();
    lb.Parent = this;
    lb.Location = new Point(10,10);
    lb.Size = new Size(ClientSize.Width - 20, Height - 200);
    lb.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    lb.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D;

    lb.BeginUpdate();
    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
    {
       lb.Items.Add(i);
    }      
    lb.Items.Add("12345");
    lb.Items.Add("67890");
    lb.EndUpdate();
  } 
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new ListBoxItemAdd());
  }
}


ListBox.ContextMenu

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class ListBoxContextMenu : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnDone;
  private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnAdd;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu contextMenu1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem2;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem3;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem4;
  private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
  public ListBoxContextMenu()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
  }
  protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
  {
    if( disposing )
    {
      if (components != null) 
      {
        components.Dispose();
      }
    }
    base.Dispose( disposing );
  }
  #region Windows Form Designer generated code
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.btnDone = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
    this.btnAdd = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.contextMenu1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu();
    this.menuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.menuItem2 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.menuItem3 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.menuItem4 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // btnDone
    // 
    this.btnDone.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(208, 16);
    this.btnDone.Name = "btnDone";
    this.btnDone.TabIndex = 3;
    this.btnDone.Text = "Done";
    this.btnDone.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnDone_Click);
    // 
    // textBox1
    // 
    this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 88);
    this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
    this.textBox1.TabIndex = 5;
    this.textBox1.Text = "";
    // 
    // btnAdd
    // 
    this.btnAdd.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 120);
    this.btnAdd.Name = "btnAdd";
    this.btnAdd.TabIndex = 6;
    this.btnAdd.Text = "Add";
    this.btnAdd.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnAdd_Click);
    // 
    // listBox1
    // 
    this.listBox1.ContextMenu = this.contextMenu1;
    this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
    this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
    this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 69);
    this.listBox1.TabIndex = 7;
    // 
    // contextMenu1
    // 
    this.contextMenu1.MenuItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {
       this.menuItem1,
       this.menuItem2,
       this.menuItem3,
       this.menuItem4});
    // 
    // menuItem1
    // 
    this.menuItem1.Index = 0;
    this.menuItem1.Text = "Move Down";
    this.menuItem1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ctxtMenuClick);
    // 
    // menuItem2
    // 
    this.menuItem2.Index = 1;
    this.menuItem2.Text = "Move up";
    this.menuItem2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ctxtMenuClick);
    // 
    // menuItem3
    // 
    this.menuItem3.Index = 2;
    this.menuItem3.Text = "Delete";
    this.menuItem3.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ctxtMenuClick);
    // 
    // menuItem4
    // 
    this.menuItem4.Index = 3;
    this.menuItem4.Text = "Duplicate";
    this.menuItem4.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ctxtMenuClick);
    // 
    // ListBoxContextMenu
    // 
    this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
    this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
        this.listBox1,
        this.btnAdd,
        this.textBox1,
        this.btnDone});
    this.Name = "ListBoxContextMenu";
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  #endregion
  [STAThread]
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new ListBoxContextMenu());
  }
  private void btnDone_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    Application.Exit();
  }
  private void btnAdd_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    listBox1.Items.Add(textBox1.Text);
    textBox1.Text = "";
  }
  private void ctxtMenuClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    if ( listBox1.SelectedIndex != -1 )
    {
      MenuItem mi = (MenuItem) sender;
      MessageBox.Show(mi.Text + " on " + listBox1.SelectedItem,"Context Menu", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk);
    }else{
      MessageBox.Show("Please select an item","Context Menu Tester", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk);
    }
  }
}


ListBox.DataBindings

 
/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace DataBinding101
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for SingleItemDataBinding.
    /// </summary>
    public class SingleItemDataBinding : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstCity;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtCity;
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
        public SingleItemDataBinding()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();
            //
            // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
            //
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            if( disposing )
            {
                if(components != null)
                {
                    components.Dispose();
                }
            }
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }
        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.lstCity = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.txtCity = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // lstCity
            // 
            this.lstCity.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.lstCity.IntegralHeight = false;
            this.lstCity.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 40);
            this.lstCity.Name = "lstCity";
            this.lstCity.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 148);
            this.lstCity.TabIndex = 3;
            // 
            // txtCity
            // 
            this.txtCity.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.txtCity.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
            this.txtCity.Name = "txtCity";
            this.txtCity.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 21);
            this.txtCity.TabIndex = 2;
            this.txtCity.Text = "";
            // 
            // SingleItemDataBinding
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 14);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(248, 202);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.lstCity,
                                                                          this.txtCity});
            this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
            this.Name = "SingleItemDataBinding";
            this.Text = "SingleItemDataBinding";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.SingleItemDataBinding_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
        #endregion
        private void SingleItemDataBinding_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
             string[] cityChoices = {"Seattle", "New York", "Tokyo", "Montreal"};
            lstCity.DataSource = cityChoices;
            txtCity.DataBindings.Add("Text", cityChoices, "");
        }
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new SingleItemDataBinding());
        }
    }
}


ListBox.DataSource

 
/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing.Text;
namespace DataBinding101
{
    public class BindingUnusualProperties : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label2;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstFonts;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label lblSampleText;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstColors;
        public BindingUnusualProperties()
        {
            this.Label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.lstFonts = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.lblSampleText = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.lstColors = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            this.Label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(210, 13);
            this.Label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(140, 12);
            this.Label2.Text = "Choose a Font:";
            this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 13);
            this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(140, 12);
            this.Label1.Text = "Choose a Color:";
            this.lstFonts.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(210, 29);
            this.lstFonts.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 134);
            this.lblSampleText.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.lblSampleText.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(18, 185);
            this.lblSampleText.Name = "lblSampleText";
            this.lblSampleText.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(372, 96);
            this.lblSampleText.TabIndex = 6;
            this.lblSampleText.Text = "Click an item in one of the lists above to change the font or color of this text." +
                " Once the initial conditions are set up (i.e., the binding), this operation happ" +
                "ens automatically.";
            this.lstColors.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 29);
            this.lstColors.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(176, 134);
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 14);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(404, 294);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.Label2,
                                                                          this.Label1,
                                                                          this.lstFonts,
                                                                          this.lblSampleText,
                                                                          this.lstColors});
            this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
            this.Name = "BindingUnusualProperties";
            this.Text = "Binding Unusual Properties";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.BindingUnusualProperties_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
        private void BindingUnusualProperties_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            ArrayList fontObjList = new ArrayList();
            ArrayList colorObjList = new ArrayList();
            InstalledFontCollection InstalledFonts = new InstalledFontCollection();
            foreach (FontFamily family in InstalledFonts.Families)
            {
                try
                {
                    fontObjList.Add(new Font(family, 12));
                }
                catch
                {
                }
            }
            string[] colorNames;
            colorNames = System.Enum.GetNames(typeof(KnownColor));
            TypeConverter cnvrt = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(KnownColor));
            foreach (string colorName in colorNames)
            {
                colorObjList.Add(Color.FromKnownColor((KnownColor)cnvrt.ConvertFromString(colorName)));
            }
            // We can now bind both our list controls.
            lstColors.DataSource = colorObjList;
            lstColors.DisplayMember = "Name";
            lstFonts.DataSource = fontObjList;
            lstFonts.DisplayMember = "Name";
            // The label is bound to both data sources.
            lblSampleText.DataBindings.Add("ForeColor", colorObjList, "");
            lblSampleText.DataBindings.Add("Font", fontObjList, "");
        }
        
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new BindingUnusualProperties());
        }
    }
}


ListBox.DataSourceChanged

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class Employee{
  public string ID;
  public string Name ;
  public  Employee(string strName, string strID)
  {
     this.ID = strID;
     this.Name = strName;
  }
  public override string ToString()
  {
     return this.ID + " : " + this.Name;
  }
}
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbAuthors;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbEmployees;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lb;
  private DataTable dataTable;
    private ArrayList Employees = new ArrayList();
  private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
  public Form1()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
    lb.Items.Add("A");
    lb.Items.Add("B");
    lb.Items.Add("C");
    lb.Items.Add("D");
    lb.Items.Add("E");
    lb.SelectedIndex = 0;
    // populate the arraylist for later use.
        Employees.Add(new Employee("A", "1"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("B", "2")); 
        Employees.Add(new Employee("C", "3"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("D", "4"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("E", "5"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("F", "6"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("G", "7"));
  }
  protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
  {
    if( disposing )
    {
      if (components != null) 
      {
        components.Dispose();
      }
    }
    base.Dispose( disposing );
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lb = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
    this.rbEmployees = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.rbAuthors = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lb
    // 
    this.lb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
    this.lb.Name = "lb";
    this.lb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 212);
    this.lb.TabIndex = 0;
    this.lb.DisplayMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DisplayMemberChanged);
    this.lb.ValueMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_ValueMemberChanged);
    this.lb.DataSourceChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DataSourceChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // groupBox1
    // 
    this.groupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                    this.rbEmployees,
                                                    this.rbAuthors});
    this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 240);
    this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
    this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 1;
    this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
    this.groupBox1.Text = "DataSource";
    // 
    // rbEmployees
    // 
    this.rbEmployees.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 56);
    this.rbEmployees.Name = "rbEmployees";
    this.rbEmployees.TabIndex = 1;
    this.rbEmployees.Text = "Employee\"s";
    this.rbEmployees.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // rbAuthors
    // 
    this.rbAuthors.Checked = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 32);
    this.rbAuthors.Name = "rbAuthors";
    this.rbAuthors.TabIndex = 0;
    this.rbAuthors.TabStop = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Text = "Authors";
    this.rbAuthors.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(264, 389);
    this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                             this.groupBox1,
                                             this.lb});
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
    this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
  private void rb_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    lb.DataSource = Employees;
    lb.DisplayMember = "Name";
    lb.ValueMember = "ID";
  }
  private void lb_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.SelectedIndex.ToString()+ "\n" + lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedIndexChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedValueChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DataSourceChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DataSource.ToString(), "lb_DataSourceChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DisplayMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DisplayMember.ToString(), "lb_DisplayMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_ValueMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.ValueMember.ToString(), "lb_ValueMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
  }
}


ListBox.DisplayMember

 
/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace DataBinding101
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for ObjectListBinding.
    /// </summary>
    public class ObjectListBinding : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstCity;
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
        public ObjectListBinding()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();
            //
            // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
            //
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            if( disposing )
            {
                if(components != null)
                {
                    components.Dispose();
                }
            }
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }
        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.lstCity = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // lstCity
            // 
            this.lstCity.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.lstCity.IntegralHeight = false;
            this.lstCity.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 4);
            this.lstCity.Name = "lstCity";
            this.lstCity.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(252, 216);
            this.lstCity.TabIndex = 2;
            this.lstCity.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.lstCity_DoubleClick);
            // 
            // ObjectListBinding
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 14);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(268, 230);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.lstCity});
            this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
            this.Name = "ObjectListBinding";
            this.Text = "ObjectListBinding";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.ObjectListBinding_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
        #endregion
        private void ObjectListBinding_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            City[] cityChoices = {new City("Seattle", "U.S.A."), 
                                     new City("New York", "U.S.A."), new City("Tokyo", "Japan"), 
                                     new City("Montreal", "Canada")};
            lstCity.DataSource = cityChoices;
            lstCity.DisplayMember = "Name";
        }
        private void lstCity_DoubleClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
                MessageBox.Show(((City)lstCity.SelectedItem).Country);
        }
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new ObjectListBinding());
        }
    }
    public class City
    {
        private string name;
        private string country;
        public string Name
        {
            get
            {
                return name;
            }
            set
            {
                name = value;
            }
        }
        public string Country
        {
            get
            {
                return country;
            }
            set
            {
                country = value;
            }
        }
        public City(string name, string country)
        {
            this.Name = name;
            this.Country = country;
        }
    }
}


ListBox.DisplayMemberChanged

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class Employee{
  public string ID;
  public string Name ;
  public  Employee(string strName, string strID)
  {
     this.ID = strID;
     this.Name = strName;
  }
  public override string ToString()
  {
     return this.ID + " : " + this.Name;
  }
}
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbAuthors;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbEmployees;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lb;
  private DataTable dataTable;
    private ArrayList Employees = new ArrayList();
  private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
  public Form1()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
    lb.Items.Add("A");
    lb.Items.Add("B");
    lb.Items.Add("C");
    lb.Items.Add("D");
    lb.Items.Add("E");
    lb.SelectedIndex = 0;
    // populate the arraylist for later use.
        Employees.Add(new Employee("A", "1"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("B", "2")); 
        Employees.Add(new Employee("C", "3"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("D", "4"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("E", "5"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("F", "6"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("G", "7"));
  }
  protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
  {
    if( disposing )
    {
      if (components != null) 
      {
        components.Dispose();
      }
    }
    base.Dispose( disposing );
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lb = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
    this.rbEmployees = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.rbAuthors = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lb
    // 
    this.lb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
    this.lb.Name = "lb";
    this.lb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 212);
    this.lb.TabIndex = 0;
    this.lb.DisplayMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DisplayMemberChanged);
    this.lb.ValueMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_ValueMemberChanged);
    this.lb.DataSourceChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DataSourceChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // groupBox1
    // 
    this.groupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                    this.rbEmployees,
                                                    this.rbAuthors});
    this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 240);
    this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
    this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 1;
    this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
    this.groupBox1.Text = "DataSource";
    // 
    // rbEmployees
    // 
    this.rbEmployees.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 56);
    this.rbEmployees.Name = "rbEmployees";
    this.rbEmployees.TabIndex = 1;
    this.rbEmployees.Text = "Employee\"s";
    this.rbEmployees.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // rbAuthors
    // 
    this.rbAuthors.Checked = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 32);
    this.rbAuthors.Name = "rbAuthors";
    this.rbAuthors.TabIndex = 0;
    this.rbAuthors.TabStop = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Text = "Authors";
    this.rbAuthors.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(264, 389);
    this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                             this.groupBox1,
                                             this.lb});
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
    this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
  private void rb_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    lb.DataSource = Employees;
    lb.DisplayMember = "Name";
    lb.ValueMember = "ID";
  }
  private void lb_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.SelectedIndex.ToString()+ "\n" + lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedIndexChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedValueChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DataSourceChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DataSource.ToString(), "lb_DataSourceChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DisplayMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DisplayMember.ToString(), "lb_DisplayMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_ValueMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.ValueMember.ToString(), "lb_ValueMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
  }
}


ListBox.EndUpdate()

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class ListBoxItemAddRange : Form{
  ListBox lb;
  public ListBoxItemAddRange()
  {
    Size = new Size(300,400);
    lb = new ListBox();
    lb.Parent = this;
    lb.Location = new Point(10,10);
    lb.Size = new Size(ClientSize.Width - 20, Height - 200);
    lb.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    lb.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D;

    lb.BeginUpdate();
    string[] arNames = new string[5];
    for(int i = 0;i<5;i++){
       arNames[i] = "I";    
    }
    lb.Items.AddRange(arNames);
    lb.Items.Add("12345");
    lb.Items.Add("67890");
    lb.EndUpdate();
  } 
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new ListBoxItemAddRange());
  }
}


ListBox.FindString

  
/*
C# Programming Tips & Techniques
by Charles Wright, Kris Jamsa
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (December 28, 2001)
ISBN: 0072193794
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
namespace AddControls
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for AddControls.
  /// </summary>
  public class AddControls : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
    public AddControls()
    {
      //
      // Required for Windows Form Designer support
      //
      InitializeComponent();
      //
      // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
      //
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
      if( disposing )
      {
        if (components != null) 
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Dispose( disposing );
    }
    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
      this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
      this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
      this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // button2
      // 
      this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(160, 240);
      this.button2.Name = "button2";
      this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(96, 24);
      this.button2.TabIndex = 3;
      this.button2.Text = "Cancel";
      this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click);
      // 
      // textBox1
      // 
      this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(38, 200);
      this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
      this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(216, 20);
      this.textBox1.TabIndex = 1;
      this.textBox1.Text = "";
      // 
      // button1
      // 
      this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(48, 240);
      this.button1.Name = "button1";
      this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(80, 24);
      this.button1.TabIndex = 2;
      this.button1.Text = "Add Item";
      this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
      // 
      // listBox1
      // 
      this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(38, 32);
      this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
      this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(216, 147);
      this.listBox1.TabIndex = 0;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.button2,
                                      this.button1,
                                      this.textBox1,
                                      this.listBox1});
      this.Name = "AddControls";
      this.Text = "AddControls";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    #endregion
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new AddControls());
    }
    private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      if (textBox1.Text == "")
        return;
      string strAdd = textBox1.Text;
      if (listBox1.FindString (strAdd, -1) < 0)
      {
        listBox1.Items.Add (strAdd);
        textBox1.Text = "";
        textBox1.Focus ();
        return;
      }
      MessageBox.Show ("\"" + strAdd + "\" is already in the list box", "Duplicate");
    }
    private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      Application.Exit();
    }
  }
}


ListBox.Items

  
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox displayListBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox inputTextBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button removeButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button clearButton;
      
      public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
      private void addButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        displayListBox.Items.Add( inputTextBox.Text );
        inputTextBox.Clear();
      } 
      private void removeButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        if ( displayListBox.SelectedIndex != -1 )
          displayListBox.Items.RemoveAt( displayListBox.SelectedIndex );
      }
      private void clearButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
         displayListBox.Items.Clear();
      }
      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.displayListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
         this.inputTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
         this.addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.removeButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.clearButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // displayListBox
         // 
         this.displayListBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
         this.displayListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 12);
         this.displayListBox.Name = "displayListBox";
         this.displayListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 238);
         this.displayListBox.TabIndex = 0;
         // 
         // inputTextBox
         // 
         this.inputTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 12);
         this.inputTextBox.Name = "inputTextBox";
         this.inputTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
         this.inputTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
         // 
         // addButton
         // 
         this.addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 56);
         this.addButton.Name = "addButton";
         this.addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.addButton.TabIndex = 2;
         this.addButton.Text = "Add";
         this.addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
         // 
         // removeButton
         // 
         this.removeButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 109);
         this.removeButton.Name = "removeButton";
         this.removeButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.removeButton.TabIndex = 3;
         this.removeButton.Text = "Remove";
         this.removeButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.removeButton_Click);
         // 
         // clearButton
         // 
         this.clearButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 165);
         this.clearButton.Name = "clearButton";
         this.clearButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.clearButton.TabIndex = 4;
         this.clearButton.Text = "Clear";
         this.clearButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.clearButton_Click);
         // ListBoxTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(263, 268);
         this.Controls.Add(this.clearButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.removeButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.addButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.inputTextBox);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayListBox);
         this.Name = "ListBoxTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListBoxTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();
      }
      [STAThread]
      static void Main()
      {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}


ListBox.Items.Add

  
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstCustomers;
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("A", "B", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-10)));
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("C", "D", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-100)));
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("F", "G", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-500)));
  }
  private void lstCustomers_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    Customer cust = (Customer)lstCustomers.SelectedItem;
    MessageBox.Show("Birth Date: " + cust.BirthDate.ToShortDateString());
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lstCustomers = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lstCustomers
    // 
    this.lstCustomers.FormattingEnabled = true;
    this.lstCustomers.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
    this.lstCustomers.Name = "lstCustomers";
    this.lstCustomers.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 95);
    this.lstCustomers.TabIndex = 0;
    this.lstCustomers.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lstCustomers_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
    this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(308, 230);
    this.Controls.Add(this.lstCustomers);
    this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }

  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}
public class Customer
{
  public string FirstName;
  public string LastName;
  public DateTime BirthDate;
  public Customer() { }
  public Customer(string firstName, string lastName, DateTime birthDate)
  {
    FirstName = firstName;
    LastName = lastName;
    BirthDate = birthDate;
  }
  public override string ToString()
  {
    return FirstName + " " + LastName;
  }
}


ListBox.Items.AddRange

  
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblSaturation;
  private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblHue;
  private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblBrightness;
  private System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstColors;
  public Form1()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
    string[] colorNames  = System.Enum.GetNames(typeof(KnownColor));
    lstColors.Items.AddRange(colorNames);
  }
  private void lstColors_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    KnownColor selectedColor = (KnownColor)System.Enum.Parse(typeof(KnownColor), lstColors.Text);
    this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromKnownColor(selectedColor);
    lblBrightness.Text = "Brightness = " + this.BackColor.GetBrightness().ToString();
    lblHue.Text = "Hue = " + this.BackColor.GetHue().ToString();
    lblSaturation.Text = "Saturation = " + this.BackColor.GetSaturation().ToString();
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lblSaturation = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
    this.lblHue = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
    this.lblBrightness = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
    this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
    this.lstColors = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lblSaturation
    // 
    this.lblSaturation.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText;
    this.lblSaturation.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
    this.lblSaturation.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
    this.lblSaturation.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(268, 57);
    this.lblSaturation.Name = "lblSaturation";
    this.lblSaturation.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 20);
    this.lblSaturation.TabIndex = 4;
    this.lblSaturation.Text = " Saturation";
    // 
    // lblHue
    // 
    this.lblHue.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText;
    this.lblHue.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
    this.lblHue.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
    this.lblHue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(268, 33);
    this.lblHue.Name = "lblHue";
    this.lblHue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 20);
    this.lblHue.TabIndex = 3;
    this.lblHue.Text = " Hue";
    // 
    // lblBrightness
    // 
    this.lblBrightness.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText;
    this.lblBrightness.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
    this.lblBrightness.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
    this.lblBrightness.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(268, 9);
    this.lblBrightness.Name = "lblBrightness";
    this.lblBrightness.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 20);
    this.lblBrightness.TabIndex = 2;
    this.lblBrightness.Text = " Brightness";
    // 
    // Label1
    // 
    this.Label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText;
    this.Label1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
    this.Label1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
    this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 9);
    this.Label1.Name = "Label1";
    this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 20);
    this.Label1.TabIndex = 0;
    this.Label1.Text = " Choose a Background Color:";
    // 
    // lstColors
    // 
    this.lstColors.FormattingEnabled = true;
    this.lstColors.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 37);
    this.lstColors.Name = "lstColors";
    this.lstColors.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 238);
    this.lstColors.TabIndex = 1;
    this.lstColors.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lstColors_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
    this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(430, 284);
    this.Controls.Add(this.lblSaturation);
    this.Controls.Add(this.lblHue);
    this.Controls.Add(this.lblBrightness);
    this.Controls.Add(this.Label1);
    this.Controls.Add(this.lstColors);
    this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Color Changer";
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}


ListBox.Items.Clear()

  

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox displayListBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox inputTextBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button removeButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button clearButton;
      
      public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
      private void addButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        displayListBox.Items.Add( inputTextBox.Text );
        inputTextBox.Clear();
      } 
      private void removeButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        if ( displayListBox.SelectedIndex != -1 )
          displayListBox.Items.RemoveAt( displayListBox.SelectedIndex );
      }
      private void clearButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
         displayListBox.Items.Clear();
      }
      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.displayListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
         this.inputTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
         this.addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.removeButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.clearButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // displayListBox
         // 
         this.displayListBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
         this.displayListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 12);
         this.displayListBox.Name = "displayListBox";
         this.displayListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 238);
         this.displayListBox.TabIndex = 0;
         // 
         // inputTextBox
         // 
         this.inputTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 12);
         this.inputTextBox.Name = "inputTextBox";
         this.inputTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
         this.inputTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
         // 
         // addButton
         // 
         this.addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 56);
         this.addButton.Name = "addButton";
         this.addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.addButton.TabIndex = 2;
         this.addButton.Text = "Add";
         this.addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
         // 
         // removeButton
         // 
         this.removeButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 109);
         this.removeButton.Name = "removeButton";
         this.removeButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.removeButton.TabIndex = 3;
         this.removeButton.Text = "Remove";
         this.removeButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.removeButton_Click);
         // 
         // clearButton
         // 
         this.clearButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 165);
         this.clearButton.Name = "clearButton";
         this.clearButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.clearButton.TabIndex = 4;
         this.clearButton.Text = "Clear";
         this.clearButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.clearButton_Click);
         // ListBoxTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(263, 268);
         this.Controls.Add(this.clearButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.removeButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.addButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.inputTextBox);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayListBox);
         this.Name = "ListBoxTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListBoxTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();
      }
      [STAThread]
      static void Main()
      {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}


ListBox.Items.RemoveAt

  
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox displayListBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox inputTextBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button removeButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button clearButton;
      
      public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
      private void addButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        displayListBox.Items.Add( inputTextBox.Text );
        inputTextBox.Clear();
      } 
      private void removeButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        if ( displayListBox.SelectedIndex != -1 )
          displayListBox.Items.RemoveAt( displayListBox.SelectedIndex );
      }
      private void clearButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
         displayListBox.Items.Clear();
      }
      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.displayListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
         this.inputTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
         this.addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.removeButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.clearButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // displayListBox
         // 
         this.displayListBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
         this.displayListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 12);
         this.displayListBox.Name = "displayListBox";
         this.displayListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 238);
         this.displayListBox.TabIndex = 0;
         // 
         // inputTextBox
         // 
         this.inputTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 12);
         this.inputTextBox.Name = "inputTextBox";
         this.inputTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
         this.inputTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
         // 
         // addButton
         // 
         this.addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 56);
         this.addButton.Name = "addButton";
         this.addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.addButton.TabIndex = 2;
         this.addButton.Text = "Add";
         this.addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
         // 
         // removeButton
         // 
         this.removeButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 109);
         this.removeButton.Name = "removeButton";
         this.removeButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.removeButton.TabIndex = 3;
         this.removeButton.Text = "Remove";
         this.removeButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.removeButton_Click);
         // 
         // clearButton
         // 
         this.clearButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 165);
         this.clearButton.Name = "clearButton";
         this.clearButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.clearButton.TabIndex = 4;
         this.clearButton.Text = "Clear";
         this.clearButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.clearButton_Click);
         // ListBoxTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(263, 268);
         this.Controls.Add(this.clearButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.removeButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.addButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.inputTextBox);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayListBox);
         this.Name = "ListBoxTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListBoxTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();
      }
      [STAThread]
      static void Main()
      {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}


ListBox.ScrollAlwaysVisible

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class ListBoxSelectionMode : Form
{
  ListBox lb;
  RadioButton rdoMultiExtended;
  RadioButton rdoMultiSimple;
  RadioButton rdoMultiOne;
  TextBox txtTop;
  Button btnTop;
  public ListBoxSelectionMode()
  {
    int xSize, ySize;
    Size = new Size(300,400);
    lb = new ListBox();
    lb.Parent = this;
    lb.Location = new Point(10,10);
    lb.Size = new Size(ClientSize.Width - 20, Height - 200);
    lb.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    lb.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
    lb.MultiColumn = true;
    lb.ScrollAlwaysVisible = true;
    GroupBox grpMulti = new GroupBox();
    grpMulti.Parent = this;
    grpMulti.Text = "MultiSelect";
    grpMulti.Location = new Point(lb.Left, lb.Bottom + 25);
    grpMulti.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    rdoMultiOne = new RadioButton();
    rdoMultiOne.Parent = grpMulti;
    rdoMultiOne.Text = "One";
    rdoMultiOne.Tag = SelectionMode.One;
    rdoMultiOne.Checked = true;
    rdoMultiOne.Location = new Point(10,15);
    rdoMultiOne.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(rdoMulti_CheckedChanged);
    rdoMultiSimple = new RadioButton();
    rdoMultiSimple.Parent = grpMulti;
    rdoMultiSimple.Text = "Multi-Simple";
    rdoMultiSimple.Tag = SelectionMode.MultiSimple;
    rdoMultiSimple.Location = new Point(10, rdoMultiOne.Bottom);
    rdoMultiSimple.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(rdoMulti_CheckedChanged);
    rdoMultiExtended = new RadioButton();
    rdoMultiExtended.Parent = grpMulti;
    rdoMultiExtended.Text = "Multi-Extended";
    rdoMultiExtended.Tag = SelectionMode.MultiExtended;
    rdoMultiExtended.Location = new Point(10, rdoMultiSimple.Bottom);
    rdoMultiExtended.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(rdoMulti_CheckedChanged);
    xSize = (int)(Font.Height * .75) * rdoMultiExtended.Text.Length;
    ySize = ((int)rdoMultiOne.Height * 3) + 20;
    grpMulti.Size = new Size(xSize, ySize);
    Panel pnlTop = new Panel();
    pnlTop.Parent = this;
    pnlTop.Location = new Point(lb.Left, grpMulti.Bottom + 10);
    pnlTop.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    Label lblTop = new Label();
    lblTop.Parent = pnlTop;
    lblTop.Text = "TopIndex: ";
    xSize = ((int)(Font.Height * .5) * lblTop.Text.Length);
    lblTop.Size = new Size(xSize, Font.Height + 10);
    txtTop = new TextBox();
    txtTop.Parent = pnlTop;
    txtTop.Location = new Point(lblTop.Right, lblTop.Top);
    txtTop.Text = lb.TopIndex.ToString();
    txtTop.Size = new Size((int)(Font.Height * .75) * 3, 
                Font.Height + 10);
    btnTop = new Button();
    btnTop.Parent = pnlTop;
    btnTop.Text = "Update";
    btnTop.Location = new Point(txtTop.Right + 10, txtTop.Top);
    btnTop.Click += new System.EventHandler(btnTop_Click);

    lb.Items.Add("12345");
      lb.Items.Add("67890");      
      lb.Items.Add("7890");      
      lb.Items.Add("890");            
  } 
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new ListBoxSelectionMode());
  }
  private void rdoMulti_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    RadioButton rdo = (RadioButton)sender;
    lb.SelectionMode = (SelectionMode)rdo.Tag;
  }
  private void btnTop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    txtTop.Text = lb.TopIndex.ToString();
  }
}


ListBox.SelectedIndex

  
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

public class ListBoxDemo : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
    private System.ruponentModel.Container container;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonAdd;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonClose;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonModify;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonDelete;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonMoveUp;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonMoveDown;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listbox;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textbox;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label;
    private int nSelectedIndex;
    //*********SIZE & LOCATION******************//
    // COMPONENT - BUTTON(s) aligned along X-axis.
    const int BUTTON_LENGTH = 50;
    const int BUTTON_HEIGHT = 20;
    const int FIRSTBUTTON_XPOS = 20;
    const int FIRSTBUTTON_YPOS =220;
    const int XSPACING = 70; // (Note: XSPACING >= BUTTON_LENGTH)
    const int YSPACING =  0;
    //COMPONENT - MOVE BUTTONS
    const int MBUTTON_LENGTH = 20;
    const int MBUTTON_HEIGHT = 20;
    const int FIRSTMBUTTON_XPOS = 220;
    const int FIRSTMBUTTON_YPOS =70;
    const int SECONDMBUTTON_XPOS = 220;
    const int SECONDMBUTTON_YPOS =100;
    // COMPONENT - LISTBOX
    const int LISTBOX_LENGTH = 3*BUTTON_LENGTH;
    const int LISTBOX_HEIGHT = 6*BUTTON_HEIGHT;
    const int LISTBOX_XPOS = 50;
    const int LISTBOX_YPOS = 50;
    // COMPONENT - LABEL
    const int LABEL_LENGTH = 50;
    const int LABEL_HEIGHT = 50;
    const int LABEL_XPOS = 20; // align it with first button
    const int LABEL_YPOS = 173;
    // COMPONENT - TEXTBOX
    const int TEXTBOX_LENGTH = 120;
    const int TEXTBOX_HEIGHT = 50;
    const int TEXTBOX_XPOS =  70;
    const int TEXTBOX_YPOS = 170;
    public ListBoxDemo() : base() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        // this
        this.container = new System.ruponentModel.Container();
        this.Text="List Box";
        // buttonAdd
        this.buttonAdd = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        buttonAdd.Location = new
            System.Drawing.Point(FIRSTBUTTON_XPOS,FIRSTBUTTON_YPOS);
        buttonAdd.Text = "&Add";
        buttonAdd.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(BUTTON_LENGTH,BUTTON_HEIGHT);
        buttonAdd.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonAdd_Click);
        buttonAdd.Enabled = false;
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonAdd);
        //buttonModify
        this.buttonModify = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        buttonModify.Location = new
            System.Drawing.Point(FIRSTBUTTON_XPOS+XSPACING,FIRSTBUTTON_YPOS+YSPACING);
        buttonModify.Text = "&Modify";
        buttonModify.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(BUTTON_LENGTH,BUTTON_HEIGHT);
        buttonModify.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonModify_Click);
        buttonModify.Enabled = false;
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonModify);
        //buttonDelete
        this.buttonDelete = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        buttonDelete.Location = new
            System.Drawing.Point(FIRSTBUTTON_XPOS+2*XSPACING,FIRSTBUTTON_YPOS+2*YSPACING);
        buttonDelete.Text = "&Delete";
        buttonDelete.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(BUTTON_LENGTH,BUTTON_HEIGHT);
        buttonDelete.Enabled = false;
        buttonDelete.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonDelete_Click);
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonDelete);
        // buttonClose
        this.buttonClose = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        buttonClose.Location = new
            System.Drawing.Point(FIRSTBUTTON_XPOS+3*XSPACING,FIRSTBUTTON_YPOS+3*YSPACING);
        buttonClose.Text = "&Close";
        buttonClose.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(BUTTON_LENGTH,BUTTON_HEIGHT);
        buttonClose.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonClose_Click);
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonClose);
        // listbox
        this.listbox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
        listbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(LISTBOX_XPOS,LISTBOX_YPOS);
        listbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(LISTBOX_LENGTH,LISTBOX_HEIGHT);
        listbox.Click += new 
        
        System.EventHandler(this.listbox_SelectedIndexChanged);
        listbox.BackColor = (Color)System.Drawing.SystemColors.Desktop;
        this.Controls.Add(this.listbox);
        // label
        this.label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(LABEL_XPOS,LABEL_YPOS);
        label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(LABEL_LENGTH,LABEL_HEIGHT);
        label.Text = "Enter:";
        this.Controls.Add(this.label);
        // textbox
        this.textbox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        textbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(TEXTBOX_XPOS,TEXTBOX_YPOS);
        textbox.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.textbox_Click);
        textbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(TEXTBOX_LENGTH,TEXTBOX_HEIGHT);
        this.Controls.Add(this.textbox);
        // buttonMoveUp
        this.buttonMoveUp = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        buttonMoveUp.Location = new
            System.Drawing.Point(FIRSTMBUTTON_XPOS,FIRSTMBUTTON_YPOS);
        buttonMoveUp.Text = "<";
        buttonMoveUp.Size = new 
        
        System.Drawing.Size(MBUTTON_LENGTH,MBUTTON_HEIGHT);
        buttonMoveUp.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonMoveUp_Click);
        buttonMoveUp.Enabled = false;
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonMoveUp);
        // buttonMoveDown
        this.buttonMoveDown = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        buttonMoveDown.Location = new
            System.Drawing.Point(SECONDMBUTTON_XPOS,SECONDMBUTTON_YPOS);
        buttonMoveDown.Text = ">";
        buttonMoveDown.Size = new 
        
        System.Drawing.Size(MBUTTON_LENGTH,MBUTTON_HEIGHT);
        buttonMoveDown.Click += new 
        System.EventHandler(this.buttonMoveDown_Click);
        buttonMoveDown.Enabled = false;
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonMoveDown);
    }
    protected void textbox_Click(Object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        this.buttonAdd.Enabled = true;
        if (this.listbox.Items.Count>0)
            EnableAllListBoxButtons();
    }
    protected void listbox_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        nSelectedIndex = this.listbox.SelectedIndex;
        string szSelected = (string)this.listbox.SelectedItem;
        this.textbox.Text = szSelected;
    }
    protected void buttonAdd_Click(Object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        if (this.textbox.Text !="") {
        this.listbox.Items.Add(this.textbox.Text);
        this.textbox.Text = "";
        EnableAllListBoxButtons();
        }
    }
    protected void buttonModify_Click(Object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        this.listbox.Items[nSelectedIndex] = this.textbox.Text;
    }
    protected void buttonDelete_Click(Object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        nSelectedIndex = this.listbox.SelectedIndex;
        this.listbox.Items.Remove(nSelectedIndex);
        System.Console.WriteLine("Remove fn does not work...");
    }
    protected void buttonClose_Click(Object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        this.Close();
    }
    protected void buttonMoveUp_Click(Object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        if (this.listbox.SelectedIndex >0)
            this.listbox.SelectedIndex--;
    }
    protected void buttonMoveDown_Click(Object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        if (this.listbox.SelectedIndex < this.listbox.Items.Count-1)
            this.listbox.SelectedIndex++;
    }
    private void EnableAllListBoxButtons() {
        this.buttonAdd.Enabled = true;
        this.buttonModify.Enabled = true;
        this.buttonDelete.Enabled = true;
        this.buttonMoveUp.Enabled = true;
        this.buttonMoveDown.Enabled = true;
    }
    [STAThread]
    public static void Main(string[] args) {
        Application.Run(new ListBoxDemo());
    }
}


ListBox.SelectedIndexChanged

  

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstCustomers;
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("A", "B", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-10)));
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("C", "D", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-100)));
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("F", "G", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-500)));
  }
  private void lstCustomers_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    Customer cust = (Customer)lstCustomers.SelectedItem;
    MessageBox.Show("Birth Date: " + cust.BirthDate.ToShortDateString());
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lstCustomers = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lstCustomers
    // 
    this.lstCustomers.FormattingEnabled = true;
    this.lstCustomers.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
    this.lstCustomers.Name = "lstCustomers";
    this.lstCustomers.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 95);
    this.lstCustomers.TabIndex = 0;
    this.lstCustomers.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lstCustomers_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
    this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(308, 230);
    this.Controls.Add(this.lstCustomers);
    this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }

  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}
public class Customer
{
  public string FirstName;
  public string LastName;
  public DateTime BirthDate;
  public Customer() { }
  public Customer(string firstName, string lastName, DateTime birthDate)
  {
    FirstName = firstName;
    LastName = lastName;
    BirthDate = birthDate;
  }
  public override string ToString()
  {
    return FirstName + " " + LastName;
  }
}


ListBox.SelectedValueChanged

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class Employee{
  public string ID;
  public string Name ;
  public  Employee(string strName, string strID)
  {
     this.ID = strID;
     this.Name = strName;
  }
  public override string ToString()
  {
     return this.ID + " : " + this.Name;
  }
}
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbAuthors;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbEmployees;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lb;
  private DataTable dataTable;
    private ArrayList Employees = new ArrayList();
  private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
  public Form1()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
    lb.Items.Add("A");
    lb.Items.Add("B");
    lb.Items.Add("C");
    lb.Items.Add("D");
    lb.Items.Add("E");
    lb.SelectedIndex = 0;
    // populate the arraylist for later use.
        Employees.Add(new Employee("A", "1"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("B", "2")); 
        Employees.Add(new Employee("C", "3"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("D", "4"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("E", "5"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("F", "6"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("G", "7"));
  }
  protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
  {
    if( disposing )
    {
      if (components != null) 
      {
        components.Dispose();
      }
    }
    base.Dispose( disposing );
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lb = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
    this.rbEmployees = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.rbAuthors = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lb
    // 
    this.lb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
    this.lb.Name = "lb";
    this.lb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 212);
    this.lb.TabIndex = 0;
    this.lb.DisplayMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DisplayMemberChanged);
    this.lb.ValueMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_ValueMemberChanged);
    this.lb.DataSourceChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DataSourceChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // groupBox1
    // 
    this.groupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                    this.rbEmployees,
                                                    this.rbAuthors});
    this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 240);
    this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
    this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 1;
    this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
    this.groupBox1.Text = "DataSource";
    // 
    // rbEmployees
    // 
    this.rbEmployees.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 56);
    this.rbEmployees.Name = "rbEmployees";
    this.rbEmployees.TabIndex = 1;
    this.rbEmployees.Text = "Employee\"s";
    this.rbEmployees.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // rbAuthors
    // 
    this.rbAuthors.Checked = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 32);
    this.rbAuthors.Name = "rbAuthors";
    this.rbAuthors.TabIndex = 0;
    this.rbAuthors.TabStop = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Text = "Authors";
    this.rbAuthors.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(264, 389);
    this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                             this.groupBox1,
                                             this.lb});
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
    this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
  private void rb_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    lb.DataSource = Employees;
    lb.DisplayMember = "Name";
    lb.ValueMember = "ID";
  }
  private void lb_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.SelectedIndex.ToString()+ "\n" + lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedIndexChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedValueChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DataSourceChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DataSource.ToString(), "lb_DataSourceChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DisplayMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DisplayMember.ToString(), "lb_DisplayMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_ValueMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.ValueMember.ToString(), "lb_ValueMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
  }
}


ListBox.SelectionMode

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class ListBoxSelectionMode : Form
{
  ListBox lb;
  RadioButton rdoMultiExtended;
  RadioButton rdoMultiSimple;
  RadioButton rdoMultiOne;
  TextBox txtTop;
  Button btnTop;
  public ListBoxSelectionMode()
  {
    int xSize, ySize;
    Size = new Size(300,400);
    lb = new ListBox();
    lb.Parent = this;
    lb.Location = new Point(10,10);
    lb.Size = new Size(ClientSize.Width - 20, Height - 200);
    lb.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    lb.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
    lb.MultiColumn = true;
    lb.ScrollAlwaysVisible = true;
    GroupBox grpMulti = new GroupBox();
    grpMulti.Parent = this;
    grpMulti.Text = "MultiSelect";
    grpMulti.Location = new Point(lb.Left, lb.Bottom + 25);
    grpMulti.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    rdoMultiOne = new RadioButton();
    rdoMultiOne.Parent = grpMulti;
    rdoMultiOne.Text = "One";
    rdoMultiOne.Tag = SelectionMode.One;
    rdoMultiOne.Checked = true;
    rdoMultiOne.Location = new Point(10,15);
    rdoMultiOne.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(rdoMulti_CheckedChanged);
    rdoMultiSimple = new RadioButton();
    rdoMultiSimple.Parent = grpMulti;
    rdoMultiSimple.Text = "Multi-Simple";
    rdoMultiSimple.Tag = SelectionMode.MultiSimple;
    rdoMultiSimple.Location = new Point(10, rdoMultiOne.Bottom);
    rdoMultiSimple.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(rdoMulti_CheckedChanged);
    rdoMultiExtended = new RadioButton();
    rdoMultiExtended.Parent = grpMulti;
    rdoMultiExtended.Text = "Multi-Extended";
    rdoMultiExtended.Tag = SelectionMode.MultiExtended;
    rdoMultiExtended.Location = new Point(10, rdoMultiSimple.Bottom);
    rdoMultiExtended.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(rdoMulti_CheckedChanged);
    xSize = (int)(Font.Height * .75) * rdoMultiExtended.Text.Length;
    ySize = ((int)rdoMultiOne.Height * 3) + 20;
    grpMulti.Size = new Size(xSize, ySize);
    Panel pnlTop = new Panel();
    pnlTop.Parent = this;
    pnlTop.Location = new Point(lb.Left, grpMulti.Bottom + 10);
    pnlTop.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    Label lblTop = new Label();
    lblTop.Parent = pnlTop;
    lblTop.Text = "TopIndex: ";
    xSize = ((int)(Font.Height * .5) * lblTop.Text.Length);
    lblTop.Size = new Size(xSize, Font.Height + 10);
    txtTop = new TextBox();
    txtTop.Parent = pnlTop;
    txtTop.Location = new Point(lblTop.Right, lblTop.Top);
    txtTop.Text = lb.TopIndex.ToString();
    txtTop.Size = new Size((int)(Font.Height * .75) * 3, 
                Font.Height + 10);
    btnTop = new Button();
    btnTop.Parent = pnlTop;
    btnTop.Text = "Update";
    btnTop.Location = new Point(txtTop.Right + 10, txtTop.Top);
    btnTop.Click += new System.EventHandler(btnTop_Click);

    lb.Items.Add("12345");
      lb.Items.Add("67890");      
      lb.Items.Add("7890");      
      lb.Items.Add("890");            
  } 
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new ListBoxSelectionMode());
  }
  private void rdoMulti_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    RadioButton rdo = (RadioButton)sender;
    lb.SelectionMode = (SelectionMode)rdo.Tag;
  }
  private void btnTop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    txtTop.Text = lb.TopIndex.ToString();
  }
}


ListBox.TopIndex

  

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
    private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox GroupBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label Label4;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pic;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txt;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button cmd;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label Label2;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label Label3;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox eventLogList;
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
    private void Log(String data)
    {
        eventLogList.Items.Add(data);
        int itemsPerPage = (int)(eventLogList.Height / eventLogList.ItemHeight);
        eventLogList.TopIndex = eventLogList.Items.Count - itemsPerPage;
    }
    private void txt_KeyDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Key Down: " + e.KeyCode.ToString() + e.KeyValue.ToString());
    }
    private void txt_KeyPress(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Key Press: " + e.KeyChar.ToString());
    }
    private void txt_KeyUp(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Key Up: " + e.KeyCode.ToString() + e.KeyValue.ToString() + " Text is: " + txt.Text);
    }
    private void txt_TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Changed: " + " Text is: " + txt.Text);
    }
    private void pic_MouseEnter(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Mouse Enter");
    }
    private void pic_MouseHover(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Mouse Hover");
    }
    private void pic_MouseDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Mouse Down: X=" + e.X.ToString() + " Y=" + e.Y.ToString() + " Button=" + e.Button.ToString());
    }
    private void pic_MouseUp(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Mouse Up: X=" + e.X.ToString() + " Y=" + e.Y.ToString() + " Button=" + e.Button.ToString());
    }
    private void pic_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Click");
    }
    private void pic_DoubleClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Double Click");
    }
    private void pic_MouseLeave(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        Log("Mouse Leave");
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.GroupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
        this.Label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.pic = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
        this.txt = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.cmd = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.Label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.Label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.eventLogList = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
        this.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pic)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // GroupBox1
        // 
        this.GroupBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.Label4);
        this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.Label1);
        this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.pic);
        this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.txt);
        this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.cmd);
        this.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(this.Label2);
        this.GroupBox1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
        this.GroupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 0);
        this.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1";
        this.GroupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(384, 148);
        this.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 12;
        this.GroupBox1.TabStop = false;
        // 
        // Label4
        // 
        this.Label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(92, 108);
        this.Label4.Name = "Label4";
        this.Label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 16);
        this.Label4.TabIndex = 5;
        this.Label4.Text = "And here:";
        // 
        // Label1
        // 
        this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 24);
        this.Label1.Name = "Label1";
        this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(144, 16);
        this.Label1.TabIndex = 2;
        this.Label1.Text = "Test keyboard events here:";
        // 
        // pic
        // 
        this.pic.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
        this.pic.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(156, 48);
        this.pic.Name = "pic";
        this.pic.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(192, 48);
        this.pic.TabIndex = 3;
        this.pic.TabStop = false;
        this.pic.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_DoubleClick);
        this.pic.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_Click);
        this.pic.MouseHover += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_MouseHover);
        this.pic.MouseUp += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.pic_MouseUp);
        this.pic.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_MouseEnter);
        this.pic.MouseDown += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.pic_MouseDown);
        // 
        // txt
        // 
        this.txt.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(156, 20);
        this.txt.Name = "txt";
        this.txt.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(192, 21);
        this.txt.TabIndex = 1;
        this.txt.KeyUp += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventHandler(this.txt_KeyUp);
        this.txt.KeyPress += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventHandler(this.txt_KeyPress);
        this.txt.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.txt_TextChanged);
        this.txt.KeyDown += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventHandler(this.txt_KeyDown);
        // 
        // cmd
        // 
        this.cmd.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
        this.cmd.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(156, 100);
        this.cmd.Name = "cmd";
        this.cmd.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(88, 28);
        this.cmd.TabIndex = 4;
        this.cmd.Text = "Button1";
        this.cmd.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_MouseLeave);
        this.cmd.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_Click);
        this.cmd.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_MouseEnter);
        this.cmd.MouseHover += new System.EventHandler(this.pic_MouseHover);
        this.cmd.MouseUp += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.pic_MouseUp);
        this.cmd.MouseDown += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.pic_MouseDown);
        // 
        // Label2
        // 
        this.Label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 52);
        this.Label2.Name = "Label2";
        this.Label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 16);
        this.Label2.TabIndex = 2;
        this.Label2.Text = "Test mouse events here:";
        // 
        // Label3
        // 
        this.Label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(23, 100);
        this.Label3.Name = "Label3";
        this.Label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 24);
        this.Label3.TabIndex = 11;
        this.Label3.Text = "Label3";
        // 
        // eventLogList
        // 
        this.eventLogList.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.eventLogList.FormattingEnabled = true;
        this.eventLogList.IntegralHeight = false;
        this.eventLogList.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 156);
        this.eventLogList.Name = "eventLogList";
        this.eventLogList.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(384, 212);
        this.eventLogList.TabIndex = 10;
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(399, 374);
        this.Controls.Add(this.GroupBox1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.Label3);
        this.Controls.Add(this.eventLogList);
        this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "Event Tracker";
        this.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.GroupBox1.PerformLayout();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pic)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    [STAThread]
    static void Main()
    {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}


ListBox.ValueMemberChanged

 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class Employee{
  public string ID;
  public string Name ;
  public  Employee(string strName, string strID)
  {
     this.ID = strID;
     this.Name = strName;
  }
  public override string ToString()
  {
     return this.ID + " : " + this.Name;
  }
}
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbAuthors;
  private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rbEmployees;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lb;
  private DataTable dataTable;
    private ArrayList Employees = new ArrayList();
  private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
  public Form1()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
    lb.Items.Add("A");
    lb.Items.Add("B");
    lb.Items.Add("C");
    lb.Items.Add("D");
    lb.Items.Add("E");
    lb.SelectedIndex = 0;
    // populate the arraylist for later use.
        Employees.Add(new Employee("A", "1"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("B", "2")); 
        Employees.Add(new Employee("C", "3"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("D", "4"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("E", "5"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("F", "6"));
        Employees.Add(new Employee("G", "7"));
  }
  protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
  {
    if( disposing )
    {
      if (components != null) 
      {
        components.Dispose();
      }
    }
    base.Dispose( disposing );
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lb = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
    this.rbEmployees = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.rbAuthors = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
    this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lb
    // 
    this.lb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
    this.lb.Name = "lb";
    this.lb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 212);
    this.lb.TabIndex = 0;
    this.lb.DisplayMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DisplayMemberChanged);
    this.lb.ValueMemberChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_ValueMemberChanged);
    this.lb.DataSourceChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_DataSourceChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // groupBox1
    // 
    this.groupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                    this.rbEmployees,
                                                    this.rbAuthors});
    this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 240);
    this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
    this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 1;
    this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
    this.groupBox1.Text = "DataSource";
    // 
    // rbEmployees
    // 
    this.rbEmployees.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 56);
    this.rbEmployees.Name = "rbEmployees";
    this.rbEmployees.TabIndex = 1;
    this.rbEmployees.Text = "Employee\"s";
    this.rbEmployees.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // rbAuthors
    // 
    this.rbAuthors.Checked = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 32);
    this.rbAuthors.Name = "rbAuthors";
    this.rbAuthors.TabIndex = 0;
    this.rbAuthors.TabStop = true;
    this.rbAuthors.Text = "Authors";
    this.rbAuthors.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rb_CheckedChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(264, 389);
    this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                             this.groupBox1,
                                             this.lb});
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
    this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
  private void rb_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    lb.DataSource = Employees;
    lb.DisplayMember = "Name";
    lb.ValueMember = "ID";
  }
  private void lb_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.SelectedIndex.ToString()+ "\n" + lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedIndexChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.GetItemText(lb.SelectedItem),"lb_SelectedValueChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DataSourceChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DataSource.ToString(), "lb_DataSourceChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_DisplayMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.DisplayMember.ToString(), "lb_DisplayMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void lb_ValueMemberChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    MessageBox.Show(lb.ValueMember.ToString(), "lb_ValueMemberChanged");    
  }
  private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    this.lb.SelectedValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedValueChanged);
    this.lb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lb_SelectedIndexChanged);
  }
}