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Add Data to a ListView

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
public class TagPropertyExample : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
    ListView listView = new ListView();
    
    public TagPropertyExample () {
        listView.Left = 10;
        listView.Top = 10;
        
        listView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
        DirectoryInfo directory = new DirectoryInfo("C:\\");
        FileInfo[] files = directory.GetFiles();
        foreach (FileInfo file in files) {
            ListViewItem item = listView.Items.Add(file.Name);
            item.ImageIndex = 0;
            item.Tag = file;
        }
        this.Controls.Add(listView);
    }

    public static void Main(){
       Application.Run(new TagPropertyExample());
    }
}


Add ListView column and insert ListView rows

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
namespace ListView
{
  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection folderCol;    
    
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblCurrentPath;
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      // Init ListView and folder collection
      folderCol = new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection();
      CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
      PaintListView(@"C:\");
      folderCol.Add(@"C:\");
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.ItemActivate += new System.EventHandler(this.lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
//      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
      this.lblCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.ilLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.ilSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      this.lblCurrentPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
      this.lblCurrentPath.Name = "lblCurrentPath";
      this.lblCurrentPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(528, 16);
      this.lblCurrentPath.TabIndex = 3;
      // 
      // ilLarge
      // 
      this.ilLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
//      this.ilLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilLarge.ImageStream")));
      this.ilLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // ilSmall
      // 
      this.ilSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
//      this.ilSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilSmall.ImageStream")));
      this.ilSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // lwFilesAndFolders
      // 
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.LargeImageList = this.ilLarge;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.MultiSelect = false;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Name = "lwFilesAndFolders";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 216);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.SmallImageList = this.ilSmall;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(552, 293);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.lblCurrentPath,  this.lwFilesAndFolders});
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "ListView";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
    {
      ColumnHeader colHead;
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Filename";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Size";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
    }
    private void PaintListView(string root)
    {
      try
      {
        ListViewItem lvi;
        ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
        this.lblCurrentPath.Text = root + "    (Double click to display the path name)";
        System.IO.DirectoryInfo dir = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(root);
      
        DirectoryInfo[] dirs = dir.GetDirectories();
        FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Clear();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.BeginUpdate();
        foreach (System.IO.DirectoryInfo di in dirs)
        {
          lvi = new ListViewItem();
          lvi.Text = di.Name; 
          //lvi.ImageIndex = 0;
          lvi.Tag = di.FullName; 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = "sub item"; 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = di.LastAccessTime.ToString(); 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
        }
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.EndUpdate();
      }
      catch (System.Exception err)
      {
        MessageBox.Show("Error: " + err.Message);
      }
      
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      System.Windows.Forms.ListView lw = (System.Windows.Forms.ListView)sender;
      string filename = lw.SelectedItems[0].Tag.ToString();
            
            Console.WriteLine(filename);
    }
  }
}


Display Directory info in a ListView

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
namespace ListView
{
  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection folderCol;    
    
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblCurrentPath;
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      // Init ListView and folder collection
      folderCol = new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection();
      CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
      PaintListView(@"C:\");
      folderCol.Add(@"C:\");
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.ItemActivate += new System.EventHandler(this.lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
//      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
      this.lblCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.ilLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.ilSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      this.lblCurrentPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
      this.lblCurrentPath.Name = "lblCurrentPath";
      this.lblCurrentPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(528, 16);
      this.lblCurrentPath.TabIndex = 3;
      // 
      // ilLarge
      // 
      this.ilLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
//      this.ilLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilLarge.ImageStream")));
      this.ilLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // ilSmall
      // 
      this.ilSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
//      this.ilSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilSmall.ImageStream")));
      this.ilSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // lwFilesAndFolders
      // 
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.LargeImageList = this.ilLarge;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.MultiSelect = false;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Name = "lwFilesAndFolders";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 216);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.SmallImageList = this.ilSmall;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(552, 293);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.lblCurrentPath,  this.lwFilesAndFolders});
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "ListView";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
    {
      ColumnHeader colHead;
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Filename";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Size";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
    }
    private void PaintListView(string root)
    {
      try
      {
        ListViewItem lvi;
        ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
        this.lblCurrentPath.Text = root + "    (Double click to display the path name)";
        System.IO.DirectoryInfo dir = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(root);
      
        DirectoryInfo[] dirs = dir.GetDirectories();
        FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Clear();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.BeginUpdate();
        foreach (System.IO.DirectoryInfo di in dirs)
        {
          lvi = new ListViewItem();
          lvi.Text = di.Name; 
          //lvi.ImageIndex = 0;
          lvi.Tag = di.FullName; 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = "sub item"; 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = di.LastAccessTime.ToString(); 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
        }
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.EndUpdate();
      }
      catch (System.Exception err)
      {
        MessageBox.Show("Error: " + err.Message);
      }
      
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      System.Windows.Forms.ListView lw = (System.Windows.Forms.ListView)sender;
      string filename = lw.SelectedItems[0].Tag.ToString();
            
            Console.WriteLine(filename);
    }
  }
}


Dragging and dropping between ListView

 

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

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView listView1= new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView listView2= new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
    private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
    System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("List 2 Item 1");
    System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("List 2 Item 2");
    System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem3 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("List 2 Item 3");
    System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem4 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 1");
    System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem5 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 2");
    System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem6 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 3");
    public Form1() {
        this.SuspendLayout();
        this.listView2.AllowDrop = true;
        listViewItem1.UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
        listViewItem2.UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
        listViewItem3.UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
        this.listView2.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem[]{
          listViewItem1,listViewItem2,listViewItem3});
        this.listView2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(320, 24);
        this.listView2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 216);
        this.listView2.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
        this.listView2.DragDrop += new System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler(this.OnDragDrop);
        this.listView2.DragEnter += new System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler(this.OnDragEnter);
        this.listView1.AllowDrop = true;
        listViewItem4.UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
        listViewItem5.UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
        listViewItem6.UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
        this.listView1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem[] { listViewItem4, listViewItem5, listViewItem6 });
        this.listView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 24);
        this.listView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 216);
        this.listView1.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
        this.listView1.ItemDrag += new System.Windows.Forms.ItemDragEventHandler(this.OnItemDrag);
        this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(576, 273);
        this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] { this.listView2, this.listView1 });
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void OnItemDrag(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ItemDragEventArgs e) {
        string s = e.Item.ToString();
        DoDragDrop(s, DragDropEffects.Copy | DragDropEffects.Move);
    }
    private void OnDragEnter(object sender,
         System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs e) {
        if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text))
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy;
        else
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None;
    }
    private void OnDragDrop(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs e) {
        string typestring = "Type";
        string s = e.Data.GetData(typestring.GetType()).ToString();
        string orig_string = s;
        s = s.Substring(s.IndexOf(":") + 1).Trim();
        s = s.Substring(1, s.Length - 2);
        this.listView2.Items.Add(s);
        IEnumerator enumerator = listView1.Items.GetEnumerator();
        int whichIdx = -1;
        int idx = 0;
        while (enumerator.MoveNext()) {
            string s2 = enumerator.Current.ToString();
            if (s2.Equals(orig_string)) {
                whichIdx = idx;
                break;
            }
            idx++;
        }
        this.listView1.Items.RemoveAt(whichIdx);
    }
}


Extends ListViewItem

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lvCountries;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList imgLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList imgSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox cbView;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblAbbreviation;
    private System.ruponentModel.IContainer components;
  public Form1() {
    InitializeComponent();
    lvCountries.Items.Add(new CountryItem("United States", "US", "Dollar"));
        lvCountries.Items[0].ImageIndex = 0;
        lvCountries.Items.Add(new CountryItem("Great Britain", "GB", "Pound"));
        lvCountries.Items[1].ImageIndex = 1;
        lvCountries.Items.Add(new CountryItem("Canada", "CA", "Dollar"));
        lvCountries.Items[2].ImageIndex = 2;
        lvCountries.Items.Add(new CountryItem("Japan", "JP", "Yen"));
        lvCountries.Items[3].ImageIndex = 3;
        lvCountries.Items.Add(new CountryItem("Germany", "GM", "Deutch Mark"));
        lvCountries.Items[4].ImageIndex = 4;
        cbView.Items.Add(View.LargeIcon);
        cbView.Items.Add(View.SmallIcon);
        cbView.Items.Add(View.List);
        cbView.Items.Add(View.Details);
        cbView.SelectedIndex = 0;
        lvCountries.Columns.Add("Country",100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
        lvCountries.Columns.Add("Currency",100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
      this.ruponents = new System.ruponentModel.Container();
      this.lvCountries = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.imgLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.ruponents);
      this.imgSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.ruponents);
      this.cbView = new System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox();
      this.lblAbbreviation = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      this.lvCountries.LargeImageList = this.imgLarge;
      this.lvCountries.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 72);
      this.lvCountries.Name = "lvCountries";
      this.lvCountries.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 248);
      this.lvCountries.SmallImageList = this.imgSmall;
      this.lvCountries.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lvCountries.MouseUp += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.lvCountries_MouseUp);
      this.imgLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(48, 48);
      this.imgLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      this.imgSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth16Bit;
      this.imgSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
      this.imgSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // cbView
      // 
      this.cbView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(32, 32);
      this.cbView.Name = "cbView";
      this.cbView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 21);
      this.cbView.TabIndex = 1;
      this.cbView.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.cbView_SelectedIndexChanged);
      // 
      // lblAbbreviation
      // 
      this.lblAbbreviation.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(176, 32);
      this.lblAbbreviation.Name = "lblAbbreviation";
      this.lblAbbreviation.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(48, 23);
      this.lblAbbreviation.TabIndex = 2;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(312, 339);
      this.Controls.Add(this.lblAbbreviation);
      this.Controls.Add(this.cbView);
      this.Controls.Add(this.lvCountries);
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "Form1";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    static void Main() {
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
    private void cbView_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      lvCountries.View = (View)cbView.SelectedItem;
    }
    private void lvCountries_MouseUp(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
    {
      if(lvCountries.View != View.Details)
        lblAbbreviation.Text = ((CountryItem)lvCountries.GetItemAt(e.X, e.Y)).CountryAbbreviation;
      else
        lblAbbreviation.Text = ((CountryItem)lvCountries.GetItemAt(5, e.Y)).CountryAbbreviation;
    }
    
  }
  public class CountryItem : System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem {
    string countryName = "";
    string countryAbbrev = "";
    public CountryItem(string countryName, string countryAbbreviation, string currency)
    {
      countryName = countryName;
      countryAbbrev = countryAbbreviation;
            base.Text = countryName;
            base.SubItems.Add(currency);
    }
    public string CountryName
    {
      get  {return countryName;}
    }
    public string CountryAbbreviation
    {
      get  {return countryAbbrev;}
    }
  }


Folder Browser based on ListView

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListView browserListView;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Label currentLabel;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Label displayLabel;
      private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList fileFolder;
      
      string currentDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
        Image folderImage = Image.FromFile("winter.jpg" );
        Image fileImage = Image.FromFile("winter.jpg" );
        fileFolder.Images.Add( folderImage );
        fileFolder.Images.Add( fileImage );
        LoadFilesInDirectory( currentDirectory );
        displayLabel.Text = currentDirectory;
  }
    private void browserListView_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
    {
      if ( browserListView.SelectedItems.Count != 0 )
      {
         if ( browserListView.Items[0].Selected )
         {
            DirectoryInfo directoryObject = new DirectoryInfo( currentDirectory );
            if ( directoryObject.Parent != null )
               LoadFilesInDirectory( directoryObject.Parent.FullName );
         }else {
            string chosen = browserListView.SelectedItems[ 0 ].Text;
            if ( Directory.Exists( currentDirectory + @"\" + chosen ) )
            {
               if ( currentDirectory == @"C:\" )
                  LoadFilesInDirectory( currentDirectory + chosen );
               else
                  LoadFilesInDirectory(currentDirectory + @"\" + chosen );
            }
         }
         displayLabel.Text = currentDirectory;
      } 
   } 
   public void LoadFilesInDirectory( string currentDirectoryValue )
   {
      try
      {
         browserListView.Items.Clear();
         browserListView.Items.Add( "Go Up One Level" );
         currentDirectory = currentDirectoryValue;
         DirectoryInfo newCurrentDirectory = new DirectoryInfo( currentDirectory );
         DirectoryInfo[] directoryArray = newCurrentDirectory.GetDirectories();
         FileInfo[] fileArray = newCurrentDirectory.GetFiles();
         foreach ( DirectoryInfo dir in directoryArray )
         {
            ListViewItem newDirectoryItem = browserListView.Items.Add( dir.Name );
            newDirectoryItem.ImageIndex = 0;
         }
         foreach ( FileInfo file in fileArray )
         {
            ListViewItem newFileItem = browserListView.Items.Add( file.Name );
            newFileItem.ImageIndex = 1;
         }
      } catch ( UnauthorizedAccessException ) {
         Console.WriteLine( "Unauthorized Access Exception");
      }
   }
      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.browserListView = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
         this.fileFolder = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(new System.ruponentModel.Container());
         this.currentLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
         this.displayLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // browserListView
         // 
         this.browserListView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 60);
         this.browserListView.Name = "browserListView";
         this.browserListView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 197);
         this.browserListView.SmallImageList = this.fileFolder;
         this.browserListView.TabIndex = 0;
         this.browserListView.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
         this.browserListView.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.browserListView_Click);
         // 
         // fileFolder
         // 
         this.fileFolder.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
         this.fileFolder.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
         this.fileFolder.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
         // 
         // currentLabel
         // 
         this.currentLabel.AutoSize = true;
         this.currentLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
         this.currentLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 19);
         this.currentLabel.Name = "currentLabel";
         this.currentLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(122, 20);
         this.currentLabel.TabIndex = 1;
         this.currentLabel.Text = "Now in Directory:";
         // 
         // displayLabel
         // 
         this.displayLabel.AutoSize = true;
         this.displayLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(138, 19);
         this.displayLabel.Name = "displayLabel";
         this.displayLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 0);
         this.displayLabel.TabIndex = 2;
         // 
         // ListViewTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(480, 270);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayLabel);
         this.Controls.Add(this.currentLabel);
         this.Controls.Add(this.browserListView);
         this.Name = "ListViewTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListViewTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();
      }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}


ListView Country: image and font

/*
Professional Windows GUI Programming Using C#
by Jay Glynn, Csaba Torok, Richard Conway, Wahid Choudhury, 
   Zach Greenvoss, Shripad Kulkarni, Neil Whitlow
Publisher: Peer Information
ISBN: 1861007663
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
namespace ListView
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for ListViewCountry.
  /// </summary>
  public class ListViewCountry : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView listView1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader Country;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader Capital;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader City_1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader City_2;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button REPORT;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button LIST;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button SMALLICON;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button LARGEICON;
    ImageList ig = new ImageList();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button SELECTED;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button CHECKED;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel1;
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
    public ListViewCountry()
    {
      //
      // 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.listView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
         this.Country = new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
         this.Capital = new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
         this.City_1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
         this.City_2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
         this.REPORT = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.LIST = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SMALLICON = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.LARGEICON = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SELECTED = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.CHECKED = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.panel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
         this.panel1.SuspendLayout();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // listView1
         // 
         this.listView1.AllowColumnReorder = true;
         this.listView1.CheckBoxes = true;
         this.listView1.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader[] {
                                                                                    this.Country,
                                                                                    this.Capital,
                                                                                    this.City_1,
                                                                                    this.City_2});
         this.listView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
         this.listView1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 11.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
         this.listView1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.HotTrack;
         this.listView1.FullRowSelect = true;
         this.listView1.Name = "listView1";
         this.listView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(464, 152);
         this.listView1.TabIndex = 0;
         this.listView1.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.Details;
         this.listView1.ColumnClick += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler(this.listView1_ColumnClick);
         this.listView1.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.listView1_SelectedIndexChanged);
         // 
         // Country
         // 
         this.Country.Text = "Country";
         this.Country.Width = 100;
         // 
         // Capital
         // 
         this.Capital.Text = "Capital";
         this.Capital.Width = 150;
         // 
         // City_1
         // 
         this.City_1.Text = "City_1";
         this.City_1.Width = 100;
         // 
         // City_2
         // 
         this.City_2.Text = "City_2";
         this.City_2.Width = 100;
         // 
         // REPORT
         // 
         this.REPORT.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
         this.REPORT.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(75, 0);
         this.REPORT.Name = "REPORT";
         this.REPORT.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
         this.REPORT.TabIndex = 1;
         this.REPORT.Text = "Report";
         this.REPORT.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.REPORT_Click);
         // 
         // LIST
         // 
         this.LIST.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
         this.LIST.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(300, 0);
         this.LIST.Name = "LIST";
         this.LIST.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
         this.LIST.TabIndex = 1;
         this.LIST.Text = "List";
         this.LIST.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.LIST_Click);
         // 
         // SMALLICON
         // 
         this.SMALLICON.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
         this.SMALLICON.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 0);
         this.SMALLICON.Name = "SMALLICON";
         this.SMALLICON.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
         this.SMALLICON.TabIndex = 1;
         this.SMALLICON.Text = "Small Icon";
         this.SMALLICON.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SMALLICON_Click);
         // 
         // LARGEICON
         // 
         this.LARGEICON.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
         this.LARGEICON.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(375, 0);
         this.LARGEICON.Name = "LARGEICON";
         this.LARGEICON.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
         this.LARGEICON.TabIndex = 1;
         this.LARGEICON.Text = "Large Icon";
         this.LARGEICON.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.LARGEICON_Click);
         // 
         // SELECTED
         // 
         this.SELECTED.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
         this.SELECTED.Name = "SELECTED";
         this.SELECTED.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
         this.SELECTED.TabIndex = 2;
         this.SELECTED.Text = "Selected";
         this.SELECTED.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SELECTED_Click);
         // 
         // CHECKED
         // 
         this.CHECKED.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
         this.CHECKED.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(225, 0);
         this.CHECKED.Name = "CHECKED";
         this.CHECKED.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
         this.CHECKED.TabIndex = 3;
         this.CHECKED.Text = "Checked";
         this.CHECKED.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.CHECKED_Click);
         // 
         // panel1
         // 
         this.panel1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                             this.LARGEICON,
                                                                             this.LIST,
                                                                             this.CHECKED,
                                                                             this.SMALLICON,
                                                                             this.REPORT,
                                                                             this.SELECTED});
         this.panel1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
         this.panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 157);
         this.panel1.Name = "panel1";
         this.panel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(464, 24);
         this.panel1.TabIndex = 4;
         // 
         // ListViewCountry
         // 
         this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(464, 181);
         this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                      this.panel1,
                                                                      this.listView1});
         this.Name = "ListViewCountry";
         this.Text = "ListView";
         this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.ListViewCountry_Load);
         this.panel1.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
      }
    #endregion
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new ListViewCountry());
    }
    private void ListViewCountry_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Create an image list of icons that you want to display for each item
      ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGUSA01.ICO"));
      ig.Images.Add(new Icon("CTRITALY.ICO"));
      ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGCAN.ICO"));
      ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGSWITZ.ICO"));
      ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGUK.ICO"));
      // Set the Imagelist for SmallIcons
      listView1.SmallImageList = ig ; 
      // Set the ImageList for LargeIcons 
      listView1.LargeImageList = ig ; 
      // Align the columns 1,2,3 and the column data as Center
      listView1.Columns[1].TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center ; 
      listView1.Columns[2].TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center ; 
      listView1.Columns[3].TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center ; 
      // Create a ListViewItem object for evey item that you wish to add the ListView.
      string[] lv = new String[4];
      lv[0] = "USA" ;
      lv[1] = "Washington DC" ;
      lv[2] = "New York" ;
      lv[3] = "Los Angeles" ;
      listView1.Items.Add( new ListViewItem(lv,0));
      lv[0] = "Italy" ;
      lv[1] = "Rome" ;
      lv[2] = "Venice" ;
      lv[3] = "Milan" ;
      listView1.Items.Add( new ListViewItem(lv,1));
      lv[0] = "Canada" ;
      lv[1] = "Ottawa" ;
      lv[2] = "Montreal" ;
      lv[3] = "Quebec" ;
      listView1.Items.Add( new ListViewItem(lv,2));
      lv[0] = "Switzerland" ;
      lv[1] = "Geneva" ;
      lv[2] = "Zurich" ;
      lv[3] = "Lucerne" ;
      listView1.Items.Add( new ListViewItem(lv,3));
      lv[0] = "UnitedKingdom" ;
      lv[1] = "London" ;
      lv[2] = "ChesterField" ;
      lv[3] = "Wembly" ;
      listView1.Items.Add( new ListViewItem(lv,4));
      for ( int j=0; j < listView1.Items.Count ; j++)
      {
        ListViewItem lvi = listView1.Items[j] ;
        for ( int i=0; i < lvi.SubItems.Count ; i++)
        {
          Console.Write(lvi.SubItems[i].Text + "\t") ;
        }
        Console.WriteLine("\n");
      }
    }
    private void REPORT_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Switch to the Report View
      this.Text = "Report View";
      listView1.View = View.Details; 
    }
    private void LARGEICON_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Switch to the LargeIcon view
      this.Text = "LargeIcon View";
      listView1.View = View.LargeIcon ; 
    }
    private void SMALLICON_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Switch to the SmallIcon view
      this.Text = "SmallIcon View";
      listView1.View = View.SmallIcon; 
    }
    private void LIST_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Switch to the List view
      this.Text = "List View";
      listView1.View = View.List; 
    }
    private void SELECTED_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Get the list of indices for all the selected items
      string StrSelected = "ITEM SELECTED FROM THE LISTVIEW ARE ...\n\n" ; 
      for ( int k=0; k < listView1.SelectedIndices.Count ; k++)
      {
        StrSelected = StrSelected + "[" + (k+1) + "]  " ; 
        // Get the item ( as ListViewItem ) at the selected index. 
        ListViewItem lvi = listView1.Items[listView1.SelectedIndices[k]];
        for ( int i=0; i < lvi.SubItems.Count ; i++)
        {
          // Get the subItem for the the selected item
          StrSelected = StrSelected + lvi.SubItems[i].Text + "\t";
        }
        StrSelected = StrSelected + "\n";
      }
      MessageBox.Show(StrSelected , "Selected Items");
    }
    private void CHECKED_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Get the list of indices for all checked items
      string StrSelected = "ITEM CHECKED FROM THE LISTVIEW ARE ...\n\n" ; 
      for ( int k=0; k < listView1.CheckedIndices.Count; k++)
      {
        StrSelected = StrSelected + "[" + (k+1) + "]  " ; 
        // Get the item ( as ListViewItem ) at the selected index. 
        ListViewItem lvi = listView1.Items[listView1.CheckedIndices[k]];
        for ( int i=0; i < lvi.SubItems.Count ; i++)
        {
          // Get the subItem for the the selected item
          StrSelected = StrSelected + lvi.SubItems[i].Text + "\t";
        }
        StrSelected = StrSelected + "\n";
      }
      MessageBox.Show(StrSelected , "Checked Items");
    }
      private void listView1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
      {
      
      }
      private void listView1_ColumnClick(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventArgs e)
      {
         if (listView1.Sorting == SortOrder.Descending)
            listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.Ascending;
         else
            listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.Descending;
         listView1.Sort();
      }

  }
}

<A href="http://www.nfex.ru/Code/CSharpDownload/ListView.zip">ListView.zip( 46 k)</a>


ListView Example

/*
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.Data;
namespace ListViewExample
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for ListViewExample.
  /// </summary>
  public class ListViewExample : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    internal System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox GroupBox1;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton optLargeIcon;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton optList;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton optDetails;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton optSmallIcon;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.Button cmdFillList;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.ListView listAuthors;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.ImageList imagesLarge;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.ImageList imagesSmall;
    private System.ruponentModel.IContainer components;
    public ListViewExample()
    {
      //
      // 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.ruponents = new System.ruponentModel.Container();
      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(ListViewExample));
      this.GroupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
      this.optLargeIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.optList = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.optDetails = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.optSmallIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.cmdFillList = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
      this.listAuthors = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.imagesLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.ruponents);
      this.imagesSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.ruponents);
      this.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // GroupBox1
      // 
      this.GroupBox1.Anchor = (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
      this.GroupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                          this.optLargeIcon,
                                          this.optList,
                                          this.optDetails,
                                          this.optSmallIcon});
      this.GroupBox1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
      this.GroupBox1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.GroupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(276, 12);
      this.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1";
      this.GroupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 132);
      this.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 5;
      this.GroupBox1.TabStop = false;
      this.GroupBox1.Text = "View";
      // 
      // optLargeIcon
      // 
      this.optLargeIcon.Checked = true;
      this.optLargeIcon.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
      this.optLargeIcon.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.optLargeIcon.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 48);
      this.optLargeIcon.Name = "optLargeIcon";
      this.optLargeIcon.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(76, 16);
      this.optLargeIcon.TabIndex = 0;
      this.optLargeIcon.TabStop = true;
      this.optLargeIcon.Text = "LargeIcon";
      this.optLargeIcon.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.NewView);
      // 
      // optList
      // 
      this.optList.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
      this.optList.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.optList.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 96);
      this.optList.Name = "optList";
      this.optList.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 16);
      this.optList.TabIndex = 0;
      this.optList.Text = "List";
      this.optList.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.NewView);
      // 
      // optDetails
      // 
      this.optDetails.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
      this.optDetails.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.optDetails.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 72);
      this.optDetails.Name = "optDetails";
      this.optDetails.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 16);
      this.optDetails.TabIndex = 0;
      this.optDetails.Text = "Details";
      this.optDetails.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.NewView);
      // 
      // optSmallIcon
      // 
      this.optSmallIcon.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
      this.optSmallIcon.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.optSmallIcon.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 24);
      this.optSmallIcon.Name = "optSmallIcon";
      this.optSmallIcon.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 16);
      this.optSmallIcon.TabIndex = 0;
      this.optSmallIcon.Text = "SmallIcon";
      this.optSmallIcon.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.NewView);
      // 
      // cmdFillList
      // 
      this.cmdFillList.Anchor = (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
      this.cmdFillList.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
      this.cmdFillList.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.cmdFillList.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(276, 152);
      this.cmdFillList.Name = "cmdFillList";
      this.cmdFillList.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 24);
      this.cmdFillList.TabIndex = 4;
      this.cmdFillList.Text = "Fill List";
      this.cmdFillList.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdFillList_Click);
      // 
      // listAuthors
      // 
      this.listAuthors.Activation = System.Windows.Forms.ItemActivation.OneClick;
      this.listAuthors.AllowColumnReorder = true;
      this.listAuthors.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
        | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
        | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
      this.listAuthors.GridLines = true;
      this.listAuthors.HoverSelection = true;
      this.listAuthors.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
      this.listAuthors.Name = "listAuthors";
      this.listAuthors.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(260, 332);
      this.listAuthors.Sorting = System.Windows.Forms.SortOrder.Ascending;
      this.listAuthors.TabIndex = 3;
      this.listAuthors.ColumnClick += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler(this.listAuthors_ColumnClick);
      // 
      // imagesLarge
      // 
      this.imagesLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.imagesLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
      this.imagesLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("imagesLarge.ImageStream")));
      this.imagesLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // imagesSmall
      // 
      this.imagesSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.imagesSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
      this.imagesSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("imagesSmall.ImageStream")));
      this.imagesSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // ListViewExample
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 14);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(388, 349);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.GroupBox1,
                                      this.cmdFillList,
                                      this.listAuthors});
      this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.Name = "ListViewExample";
      this.Text = "ListView Example";
      this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.ListViewExample_Load);
      this.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    #endregion
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new ListViewExample());
    }
    private void cmdFillList_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      DataTable dt = StoreDB.GetProducts();
      // Suspending automatic refreshes as items are added/removed.
      listAuthors.BeginUpdate();
      listAuthors.SmallImageList = imagesSmall;
      listAuthors.LargeImageList = imagesLarge;
      foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
      {
        ListViewItem listItem = new ListViewItem(dr["ModelName"].ToString());
        listItem.ImageIndex = 0;
        // Add sub-items for Details view.
        listItem.SubItems.Add(dr["ProductID"].ToString());
        listItem.SubItems.Add(dr["Description"].ToString());
        listAuthors.Items.Add(listItem);
      }
      // Add column headers for Details view.
      listAuthors.Columns.Add("Product", 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
      listAuthors.Columns.Add("ID", 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
      listAuthors.Columns.Add("Description", 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
      // Re-enable the display.
      listAuthors.EndUpdate();
    }
    private void ListViewExample_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      optLargeIcon.Tag = View.LargeIcon;
      optSmallIcon.Tag = View.SmallIcon;
      optDetails.Tag = View.Details;
      optList.Tag = View.List;
       cmdFillList_Click(null, null);
    }
    private void NewView(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      // Set the current view mode based on the number in the tag value of the
      // selected radio button.
      listAuthors.View = (View)(((Control)sender).Tag);
      // Display the current view style.
      this.Text = "Using View: " + listAuthors.View.ToString();
    }
    private void listAuthors_ColumnClick(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventArgs e)
    {
      // Specify an alphabetic sort based on the column that was clicked.
      listAuthors.ListViewItemSorter = new CompareListViewItems(e.Column, true);
      // Perform the sort.
      listAuthors.Sort();
    }
  }
  public class CompareListViewItems : IComparer
  {
    // This index identifies the column that is used for sorting
    public readonly int Column;
    // Is the sort alphabetic or number?
    public readonly bool Alphabetic;
    public CompareListViewItems(int columnIndex, bool alphabetic)
    {
      this.Column = columnIndex;
      this.Alphabetic = alphabetic;
    }
    public int Compare(object x, object y)
    {
      // Convert the items that must be compared into ListViewItem objects.
      string listX = ((ListViewItem)x).SubItems[Column].Text;
      string listY = ((ListViewItem)y).SubItems[Column].Text;
      // Sort using the specified column and specified sorting type.
      if (Alphabetic)
      {
        return listX.rupareTo(listY);
        
      }
      else
      {
        if (int.Parse(listX) > int.Parse(listY))
        {
          return 1;
        }
        else if (int.Parse(listX) == int.Parse(listY))
        {
          return 0;
        }
        else
        {
          return -1;
        }
      }
    }
  }

  public class StoreDB
  {
    public static DataTable GetProducts()
    {
      DataSet dsStore = new DataSet();
      dsStore.ReadXmlSchema(Application.StartupPath + "\\store.xsd");
      dsStore.ReadXml(Application.StartupPath + "\\store.xml");
      return dsStore.Tables["Products"];
    }
  }
}

<A href="http://www.nfex.ru/Code/CSharpDownload/ListViewExample.zip">ListViewExample.zip( 47 k)</a>


ListView Item clicked event

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListView browserListView;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Label currentLabel;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Label displayLabel;
      private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList fileFolder;
      
      string currentDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
        Image folderImage = Image.FromFile("winter.jpg" );
        Image fileImage = Image.FromFile("winter.jpg" );
        fileFolder.Images.Add( folderImage );
        fileFolder.Images.Add( fileImage );
        LoadFilesInDirectory( currentDirectory );
        displayLabel.Text = currentDirectory;
  }
    private void browserListView_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
    {
      if ( browserListView.SelectedItems.Count != 0 )
      {
         if ( browserListView.Items[0].Selected )
         {
            DirectoryInfo directoryObject = new DirectoryInfo( currentDirectory );
            if ( directoryObject.Parent != null )
               LoadFilesInDirectory( directoryObject.Parent.FullName );
         }else {
            string chosen = browserListView.SelectedItems[ 0 ].Text;
            if ( Directory.Exists( currentDirectory + @"\" + chosen ) )
            {
               if ( currentDirectory == @"C:\" )
                  LoadFilesInDirectory( currentDirectory + chosen );
               else
                  LoadFilesInDirectory(currentDirectory + @"\" + chosen );
            }
         }
         displayLabel.Text = currentDirectory;
      } 
   } 
   public void LoadFilesInDirectory( string currentDirectoryValue )
   {
      try
      {
         browserListView.Items.Clear();
         browserListView.Items.Add( "Go Up One Level" );
         currentDirectory = currentDirectoryValue;
         DirectoryInfo newCurrentDirectory = new DirectoryInfo( currentDirectory );
         DirectoryInfo[] directoryArray = newCurrentDirectory.GetDirectories();
         FileInfo[] fileArray = newCurrentDirectory.GetFiles();
         foreach ( DirectoryInfo dir in directoryArray )
         {
            ListViewItem newDirectoryItem = browserListView.Items.Add( dir.Name );
            newDirectoryItem.ImageIndex = 0;
         }
         foreach ( FileInfo file in fileArray )
         {
            ListViewItem newFileItem = browserListView.Items.Add( file.Name );
            newFileItem.ImageIndex = 1;
         }
      } catch ( UnauthorizedAccessException ) {
         Console.WriteLine( "Unauthorized Access Exception");
      }
   }
      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.browserListView = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
         this.fileFolder = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(new System.ruponentModel.Container());
         this.currentLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
         this.displayLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // browserListView
         // 
         this.browserListView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 60);
         this.browserListView.Name = "browserListView";
         this.browserListView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 197);
         this.browserListView.SmallImageList = this.fileFolder;
         this.browserListView.TabIndex = 0;
         this.browserListView.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
         this.browserListView.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.browserListView_Click);
         // 
         // fileFolder
         // 
         this.fileFolder.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
         this.fileFolder.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
         this.fileFolder.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
         // 
         // currentLabel
         // 
         this.currentLabel.AutoSize = true;
         this.currentLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
         this.currentLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 19);
         this.currentLabel.Name = "currentLabel";
         this.currentLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(122, 20);
         this.currentLabel.TabIndex = 1;
         this.currentLabel.Text = "Now in Directory:";
         // 
         // displayLabel
         // 
         this.displayLabel.AutoSize = true;
         this.displayLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(138, 19);
         this.displayLabel.Name = "displayLabel";
         this.displayLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 0);
         this.displayLabel.TabIndex = 2;
         // 
         // ListViewTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(480, 270);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayLabel);
         this.Controls.Add(this.currentLabel);
         this.Controls.Add(this.browserListView);
         this.Name = "ListViewTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListViewTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();
      }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}


Set ColumnHeader for ListView

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView listView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader Country= new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader Capital= new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader City_1= new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
    private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader City_2= new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button REPORT= new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button LIST= new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button SMALLICON= new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button LARGEICON= new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    ImageList ig = new ImageList();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button SELECTED= new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button CHECKED= new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel1= new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
    public Form1() {
        this.panel1.SuspendLayout();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        this.listView1.AllowColumnReorder = true;
        this.listView1.CheckBoxes = true;
        this.listView1.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader[] {
                                                                                    this.Country,
                                                                                    this.Capital,
                                                                                    this.City_1,
                                                                                    this.City_2});
        this.listView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
        this.listView1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 11.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
        this.listView1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.HotTrack;
        this.listView1.FullRowSelect = true;
        this.listView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(464, 152);
        this.listView1.TabIndex = 0;
        this.listView1.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.Details;
        this.listView1.ColumnClick += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler(this.listView1_ColumnClick);
        this.listView1.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.listView1_SelectedIndexChanged);
        // 
        // Country
        // 
        this.Country.Text = "Country";
        this.Country.Width = 100;
        // 
        // Capital
        // 
        this.Capital.Text = "Capital";
        this.Capital.Width = 150;
        // 
        // City_1
        // 
        this.City_1.Text = "City_1";
        this.City_1.Width = 100;
        // 
        // City_2
        // 
        this.City_2.Text = "City_2";
        this.City_2.Width = 100;
        // 
        // REPORT
        // 
        this.REPORT.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
        this.REPORT.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(75, 0);
        this.REPORT.Name = "REPORT";
        this.REPORT.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
        this.REPORT.TabIndex = 1;
        this.REPORT.Text = "Report";
        this.REPORT.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.REPORT_Click);
        // 
        // LIST
        // 
        this.LIST.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
        this.LIST.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(300, 0);
        this.LIST.Name = "LIST";
        this.LIST.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
        this.LIST.TabIndex = 1;
        this.LIST.Text = "List";
        this.LIST.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.LIST_Click);
        // 
        // SMALLICON
        // 
        this.SMALLICON.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
        this.SMALLICON.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 0);
        this.SMALLICON.Name = "SMALLICON";
        this.SMALLICON.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
        this.SMALLICON.TabIndex = 1;
        this.SMALLICON.Text = "Small Icon";
        this.SMALLICON.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SMALLICON_Click);
        // 
        // LARGEICON
        // 
        this.LARGEICON.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
        this.LARGEICON.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(375, 0);
        this.LARGEICON.Name = "LARGEICON";
        this.LARGEICON.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
        this.LARGEICON.TabIndex = 1;
        this.LARGEICON.Text = "Large Icon";
        this.LARGEICON.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.LARGEICON_Click);
        // 
        // SELECTED
        // 
        this.SELECTED.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
        this.SELECTED.Name = "SELECTED";
        this.SELECTED.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
        this.SELECTED.TabIndex = 2;
        this.SELECTED.Text = "Selected";
        this.SELECTED.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SELECTED_Click);
        // 
        // CHECKED
        // 
        this.CHECKED.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
        this.CHECKED.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(225, 0);
        this.CHECKED.Name = "CHECKED";
        this.CHECKED.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 24);
        this.CHECKED.TabIndex = 3;
        this.CHECKED.Text = "Checked";
        this.CHECKED.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.CHECKED_Click);
        // 
        // panel1
        // 
        this.panel1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                             this.LARGEICON,
                                                                             this.LIST,
                                                                             this.CHECKED,
                                                                             this.SMALLICON,
                                                                             this.REPORT,
                                                                             this.SELECTED});
        this.panel1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
        this.panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 157);
        this.panel1.Name = "panel1";
        this.panel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(464, 24);
        this.panel1.TabIndex = 4;
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(464, 181);
        this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                      this.panel1,
                                                                      this.listView1});
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "ListView";
        this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
        this.panel1.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }

    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGUSA01.ICO"));
        ig.Images.Add(new Icon("CTRITALY.ICO"));
        ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGCAN.ICO"));
        ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGSWITZ.ICO"));
        ig.Images.Add(new Icon("FLGUK.ICO"));
        listView1.SmallImageList = ig;
        listView1.LargeImageList = ig;
        listView1.Columns[1].TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
        listView1.Columns[2].TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
        listView1.Columns[3].TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
        string[] lv = new String[4];
        lv[0] = "A";
        lv[1] = "A1";
        lv[2] = "A2";
        lv[3] = "A3";
        listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(lv, 0));
        lv[0] = "B";
        lv[1] = "B1";
        lv[2] = "B2";
        lv[3] = "B3";
        listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(lv, 1));
        lv[0] = "C";
        lv[1] = "C1";
        lv[2] = "C2";
        lv[3] = "C3";
        listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(lv, 2));
        lv[0] = "D";
        lv[1] = "D1";
        lv[2] = "D2";
        lv[3] = "D3";
        listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(lv, 3));
        lv[0] = "E";
        lv[1] = "E1";
        lv[2] = "E2";
        lv[3] = "E3";
        listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(lv, 4));
        for (int j = 0; j < listView1.Items.Count; j++) {
            ListViewItem lvi = listView1.Items[j];
            for (int i = 0; i < lvi.SubItems.Count; i++) {
                Console.WriteLine(lvi.SubItems[i].Text);
            }
        }
    }
    private void REPORT_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        this.Text = "Report View";
        listView1.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void LARGEICON_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        this.Text = "LargeIcon View";
        listView1.View = View.LargeIcon;
    }
    private void SMALLICON_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        this.Text = "SmallIcon View";
        listView1.View = View.SmallIcon;
    }
    private void LIST_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        this.Text = "List View";
        listView1.View = View.List;
    }
    private void SELECTED_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        for (int k = 0; k < listView1.SelectedIndices.Count; k++) {
            ListViewItem lvi = listView1.Items[listView1.SelectedIndices[k]];
            for (int i = 0; i < lvi.SubItems.Count; i++) {
                Console.WriteLine(lvi.SubItems[i].Text);
            }
        }
    }
    private void CHECKED_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
        for (int k = 0; k < listView1.CheckedIndices.Count; k++) {
            ListViewItem lvi = listView1.Items[listView1.CheckedIndices[k]];
            for (int i = 0; i < lvi.SubItems.Count; i++) {
                Console.WriteLine(lvi.SubItems[i].Text);
            }
        }
    }
    private void listView1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
    }
    private void listView1_ColumnClick(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventArgs e) {
        if (listView1.Sorting == SortOrder.Descending)
            listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.Ascending;
        else
            listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.Descending;
        listView1.Sort();
    }

}


Sort a List View by Any Column

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
    public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListView listView1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader lvcState;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader lvcCapital;
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            listView1.Items.Add (new ListViewItem (new string[]{"a","d"}));
            listView1.Items.Add (new ListViewItem (new string[]{"b","c"}));
            listView1.Items.Add (new ListViewItem (new string[]{"c","b"}));
            listView1.Items.Add (new ListViewItem (new string[]{"d","a"}));
            
            listView1.View =  View.Details;
        }
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.listView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
            this.lvcState = new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
            this.lvcCapital = new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            this.listView1.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader[] {
                                                                                        this.lvcState,
                                                                                        this.lvcCapital});
            this.listView1.FullRowSelect = true;
            this.listView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 32);
            this.listView1.MultiSelect = false;
            this.listView1.Name = "listView1";
            this.listView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 160);
            this.listView1.Sorting = System.Windows.Forms.SortOrder.Descending;
            this.listView1.TabIndex = 3;
            this.listView1.ColumnClick += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler(this.listView1_OnColumnClick);
            this.listView1.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.listView1_OnSelectedIndexChanged);
            // 
            // lvcState
            // 
            this.lvcState.Text = "State Name";
            this.lvcState.Width = 120;
            // 
            // lvcCapital
            // 
            this.lvcCapital.Text = "Capital City";
            this.lvcCapital.Width = 120;
            // 
            // 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.listView1,
                                                                       });
            this.MinimumSize = new System.Drawing.Size(300, 300);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "The State Flags";
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new Form1());
        }
        private void listView1_OnColumnClick(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventArgs e)
        {
            ListViewSorter Sorter = new ListViewSorter();
            listView1.ListViewItemSorter = Sorter;
            if (!(listView1.ListViewItemSorter is ListViewSorter))
                return;
            Sorter = (ListViewSorter) listView1.ListViewItemSorter;
            if (Sorter.LastSort == e.Column)
            {
                if (listView1.Sorting == SortOrder.Ascending)
                    listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.Descending;
                else
                    listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.Ascending;
            }
            else{
                listView1.Sorting = SortOrder.Descending;
            }
            Sorter.ByColumn = e.Column;
            listView1.Sort ();
        }
        private void listView1_OnSelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            if (listView1.SelectedItems.Count == 0)
            {
                return;
            }
            string State = listView1.SelectedItems[0].SubItems[0].Text;
            
            string Capital = listView1.SelectedItems[0].SubItems[1].Text;
            if (State.Length > 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(State + "   " + Capital);
            }
        }
    }
    
    public class ListViewSorter : System.Collections.IComparer
    {
        public int Compare (object o1, object o2)
        {
            if (!(o1 is ListViewItem))
                return (0);
            if (!(o2 is ListViewItem))
                return (0);
            ListViewItem lvi1 = (ListViewItem) o2;
            string str1 = lvi1.SubItems[ByColumn].Text;
            ListViewItem lvi2 = (ListViewItem) o1;
            string str2 = lvi2.SubItems[ByColumn].Text;
            int result;
            if (lvi1.ListView.Sorting == SortOrder.Ascending)
                result = String.rupare (str1, str2);
            else
                result = String.rupare (str2, str1);
            LastSort = ByColumn;
            return (result);
        }

        public int ByColumn
        {
            get {return Column;}
            set {Column = value;}
        }
        int Column = 0;
        public int LastSort
        {
            get {return LastColumn;}
            set {LastColumn = value;}
        }
        int LastColumn = 0;
    }


Use ListViewItem to display file information

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

class Form1 : Form {
    private System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection folderCol;
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
        folderCol = new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection();
        CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
        PaintListView(@"C:\");
        folderCol.Add(@"C:\");
    }
    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView() {
        ColumnHeader colHead;
        colHead = new ColumnHeader();
        colHead.Text = "Filename";
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
        colHead = new ColumnHeader();
        colHead.Text = "Size";
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
        colHead = new ColumnHeader();
        colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
    }
    private void PaintListView(string root) {
        try {
            ListViewItem lvi;
            ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
            if (root.rupareTo("") == 0)
                return;
            DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(root);
            DirectoryInfo[] dirs = dir.GetDirectories(); 
            FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles();           
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Items.Clear();
            this.labelCurrentPath.Text = root;
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.BeginUpdate();
            foreach (DirectoryInfo di in dirs) {
                lvi = new ListViewItem();
                lvi.Text = di.Name;
                lvi.ImageIndex = 0;
                lvi.Tag = di.FullName;
                lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
                lvsi.Text = "";
                lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
                lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
                lvsi.Text = di.LastAccessTime.ToString();
                lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
                this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
            }
            foreach (FileInfo fi in files) {
                lvi = new ListViewItem();
                lvi.Text = fi.Name;
                lvi.ImageIndex = 1;
                lvi.Tag = fi.FullName;
                lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
                lvsi.Text = fi.Length.ToString();
                lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
                lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
                lvsi.Text = fi.LastAccessTime.ToString();
                lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi);
                this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
            }
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.EndUpdate();
        } catch (System.Exception err) {
            MessageBox.Show("Error: " + err.Message);
        }
    }
    private void listViewFilesAndFoldes_ItemActivate(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        System.Windows.Forms.ListView lw = (System.Windows.Forms.ListView)sender;
        string filename = lw.SelectedItems[0].Tag.ToString();
        if (lw.SelectedItems[0].ImageIndex != 0) {
            try {
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(filename);
            } catch {
                return;
            }
        } else {
            PaintListView(filename);
            folderCol.Add(filename);
        }
    }
    private void buttonBack_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        if (folderCol.Count > 1) {
            PaintListView(folderCol[folderCol.Count - 2].ToString());
            folderCol.RemoveAt(folderCol.Count - 1);
        } else {
            PaintListView(folderCol[0].ToString());
        }
    }
    private void radioButtonLargeIcon_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
        if (rdb.Checked)
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.View = View.LargeIcon;
    }
    private void radioButtonList_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
        if (rdb.Checked)
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.View = View.List;
    }
    private void radioButtonSmallIcon_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
        if (rdb.Checked)
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.View = View.SmallIcon;
    }
    private void radioButtonDetails_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
        if (rdb.Checked)
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void radioButtonTile_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
        if (rdb.Checked)
            this.listViewFilesAndFolders.View = View.Tile;
    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("listViewFilesAndFoldes");
        this.labelCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
        this.buttonBack = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioButtonList = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioButtonTile = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioButtonDetails = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
        this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        this.labelCurrentPath.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.labelCurrentPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 13);
        this.labelCurrentPath.Name = "labelCurrentPath";
        this.labelCurrentPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(502, 15);
        this.labelCurrentPath.TabIndex = 0;
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.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.listViewFilesAndFolders.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem[] {
        listViewItem2
      });
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 35);
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Name = "listViewFilesAndFoldes";
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(423, 220);
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 1;
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.Details;
        this.listViewFilesAndFolders.ItemActivate += new System.EventHandler(this.listViewFilesAndFoldes_ItemActivate);
        this.buttonBack.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
        this.buttonBack.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(222, 262);
        this.buttonBack.Name = "buttonBack";
        this.buttonBack.TabIndex = 2;
        this.buttonBack.Text = "Back";
        this.buttonBack.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonBack_Click);
        this.groupBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.radioButtonSmallIcon);
        this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.radioButtonList);
        this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.radioButtonTile);
        this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.radioButtonDetails);
        this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.radioButtonLargeIcon);
        this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(443, 35);
        this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
        this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(97, 220);
        this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 3;
        this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
        this.groupBox1.Text = "View Mode";
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 44);
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon.Name = "radioButtonSmallIcon";
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(67, 17);
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon.TabIndex = 4;
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon.Text = "SmallIcon";
        this.radioButtonSmallIcon.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.radioButtonSmallIcon_CheckedChanged);
        this.radioButtonList.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioButtonList.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 68);
        this.radioButtonList.Name = "radioButtonList";
        this.radioButtonList.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(37, 17);
        this.radioButtonList.TabIndex = 3;
        this.radioButtonList.Text = "List";
        this.radioButtonList.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.radioButtonList_CheckedChanged);
        this.radioButtonTile.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioButtonTile.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 116);
        this.radioButtonTile.Name = "radioButtonTile";
        this.radioButtonTile.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(38, 17);
        this.radioButtonTile.TabIndex = 2;
        this.radioButtonTile.Text = "Tile";
        this.radioButtonTile.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.radioButtonTile_CheckedChanged);
        this.radioButtonDetails.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioButtonDetails.Checked = true;
        this.radioButtonDetails.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 92);
        this.radioButtonDetails.Name = "radioButtonDetails";
        this.radioButtonDetails.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(53, 17);
        this.radioButtonDetails.TabIndex = 1;
        this.radioButtonDetails.TabStop = true;
        this.radioButtonDetails.Text = "Details";
        this.radioButtonDetails.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.radioButtonDetails_CheckedChanged);
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon.AutoSize = true;
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 20);
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon.Name = "radioButtonLargeIcon";
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(69, 17);
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon.TabIndex = 0;
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon.Text = "LargeIcon";
        this.radioButtonLargeIcon.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.radioButtonLargeIcon_CheckedChanged);
        this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(550, 291);
        this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonBack);
        this.Controls.Add(this.listViewFilesAndFolders);
        this.Controls.Add(this.labelCurrentPath);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "ListView";
        this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.groupBox1.PerformLayout();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.PerformLayout();
    }
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelCurrentPath;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView listViewFilesAndFolders;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonBack;
    private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButtonLargeIcon;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButtonDetails;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButtonTile;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButtonList;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButtonSmallIcon;
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}


Use ListView to diaplay folder info and double click to enter that directory

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
namespace ListView
{
  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection folderCol;    
    
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblCurrentPath;
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      // Init ListView and folder collection
      folderCol = new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection();
      CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
      PaintListView(@"C:\");
      folderCol.Add(@"C:\");
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.ItemActivate += new System.EventHandler(this.lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
//      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
      this.lblCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.ilLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.ilSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      this.lblCurrentPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
      this.lblCurrentPath.Name = "lblCurrentPath";
      this.lblCurrentPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(528, 16);
      this.lblCurrentPath.TabIndex = 3;
      // 
      // ilLarge
      // 
      this.ilLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
//      this.ilLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilLarge.ImageStream")));
      this.ilLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // ilSmall
      // 
      this.ilSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
//      this.ilSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilSmall.ImageStream")));
      this.ilSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // lwFilesAndFolders
      // 
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.LargeImageList = this.ilLarge;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.MultiSelect = false;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Name = "lwFilesAndFolders";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 216);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.SmallImageList = this.ilSmall;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(552, 293);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.lblCurrentPath,  this.lwFilesAndFolders});
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "ListView";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
    {
      ColumnHeader colHead;
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Filename";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Size";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
    }
    private void PaintListView(string root)
    {
      try
      {
        ListViewItem lvi;
        ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
        this.lblCurrentPath.Text = root + "    (Double click to display the path name)";
        System.IO.DirectoryInfo dir = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(root);
      
        DirectoryInfo[] dirs = dir.GetDirectories();
        FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Clear();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.BeginUpdate();
        foreach (System.IO.DirectoryInfo di in dirs)
        {
          lvi = new ListViewItem();
          lvi.Text = di.Name; 
          //lvi.ImageIndex = 0;
          lvi.Tag = di.FullName; 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = "sub item"; 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = di.LastAccessTime.ToString(); 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
        }
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.EndUpdate();
      }
      catch (System.Exception err)
      {
        MessageBox.Show("Error: " + err.Message);
      }
      
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      System.Windows.Forms.ListView lw = (System.Windows.Forms.ListView)sender;
      string filename = lw.SelectedItems[0].Tag.ToString();
            
      PaintListView(filename);
      folderCol.Add(filename);
    }
  }
}


Use ListView to display File info: name, size and date

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
namespace ListView
{
  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection folderCol;    
    
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblCurrentPath;
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      // Init ListView and folder collection
      folderCol = new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection();
      CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
      PaintListView(@"C:\");
      folderCol.Add(@"C:\");
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.ItemActivate += new System.EventHandler(this.lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
//      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
      this.lblCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.ilLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.ilSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      this.lblCurrentPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
      this.lblCurrentPath.Name = "lblCurrentPath";
      this.lblCurrentPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(528, 16);
      this.lblCurrentPath.TabIndex = 3;
      // 
      // ilLarge
      // 
      this.ilLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
//      this.ilLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilLarge.ImageStream")));
      this.ilLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // ilSmall
      // 
      this.ilSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
//      this.ilSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilSmall.ImageStream")));
      this.ilSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // lwFilesAndFolders
      // 
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.LargeImageList = this.ilLarge;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.MultiSelect = false;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Name = "lwFilesAndFolders";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 216);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.SmallImageList = this.ilSmall;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(552, 293);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.lblCurrentPath,  this.lwFilesAndFolders});
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "ListView";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
    {
      ColumnHeader colHead;
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Filename";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Size";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
    }
    private void PaintListView(string root)
    {
      try
      {
        ListViewItem lvi;
        ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
        this.lblCurrentPath.Text = root + "    (Double click to display the path name)";
        System.IO.DirectoryInfo dir = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(root);
      
        DirectoryInfo[] dirs = dir.GetDirectories();
        FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Clear();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.BeginUpdate();
        foreach (System.IO.FileInfo fi in files)
        {
          lvi = new ListViewItem();
          lvi.Text = fi.Name; 
          lvi.ImageIndex = 1; 
          lvi.Tag = fi.FullName; 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = fi.Length.ToString();
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = fi.LastAccessTime.ToString(); 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
             this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
        }        
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.EndUpdate();
      }
      catch (System.Exception err)
      {
        MessageBox.Show("Error: " + err.Message);
      }
      
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      System.Windows.Forms.ListView lw = (System.Windows.Forms.ListView)sender;
      string filename = lw.SelectedItems[0].Tag.ToString();
            
            Console.WriteLine(filename);
    }
  }
}


Use ListView to display file name and double click the name to execute that file

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
namespace ListView
{
  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection folderCol;    
    
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblCurrentPath;
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      // Init ListView and folder collection
      folderCol = new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection();
      CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
      PaintListView(@"C:\");
      folderCol.Add(@"C:\");
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.ItemActivate += new System.EventHandler(this.lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
//      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
      this.lblCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.ilLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.ilSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      this.lblCurrentPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 8);
      this.lblCurrentPath.Name = "lblCurrentPath";
      this.lblCurrentPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(528, 16);
      this.lblCurrentPath.TabIndex = 3;
      // 
      // ilLarge
      // 
      this.ilLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
//      this.ilLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilLarge.ImageStream")));
      this.ilLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // ilSmall
      // 
      this.ilSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
//      this.ilSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilSmall.ImageStream")));
      this.ilSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // lwFilesAndFolders
      // 
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.LargeImageList = this.ilLarge;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.MultiSelect = false;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Name = "lwFilesAndFolders";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 216);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.SmallImageList = this.ilSmall;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(552, 293);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.lblCurrentPath,  this.lwFilesAndFolders});
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "ListView";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
    {
      ColumnHeader colHead;
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Filename";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Size";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
    }
    private void PaintListView(string root)
    {
      try
      {
        ListViewItem lvi;
        ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
        this.lblCurrentPath.Text = root + "    (Double click to display the path name)";
        System.IO.DirectoryInfo dir = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(root);
      
        DirectoryInfo[] dirs = dir.GetDirectories();
        FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Clear();
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.BeginUpdate();
        foreach (System.IO.FileInfo fi in files)
        {
          lvi = new ListViewItem();
          lvi.Text = fi.Name; 
          lvi.ImageIndex = 1; 
          lvi.Tag = fi.FullName; 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = fi.Length.ToString();
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
          lvsi.Text = fi.LastAccessTime.ToString(); 
          lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
             this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
        }        
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.EndUpdate();
      }
      catch (System.Exception err)
      {
        MessageBox.Show("Error: " + err.Message);
      }
      
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void lwFilesAndFolders_ItemActivate(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      System.Windows.Forms.ListView lw = (System.Windows.Forms.ListView)sender;
      string filename = lw.SelectedItems[0].Tag.ToString();
            
      try
      {
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(filename);
      }
      catch
      {
        return;
      }
    }
  }
}


Use RadioButton to control the ListView display style

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
namespace ListView
{
  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rdoLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rdoSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rdoList;
    private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton rdoDetails;
    private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilLarge;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList ilSmall;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListView lwFilesAndFolders;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblCurrentPath;
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      CreateHeadersAndFillListView();
      PaintListView();
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
//      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
      this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
      this.rdoDetails = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.rdoList = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.rdoSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.rdoLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
      this.lblCurrentPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.ilLarge = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.ilSmall = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
      this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      this.groupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.rdoDetails,
                                                                            this.rdoList,
                                                                            this.rdoSmall,
                                                                            this.rdoLarge});
      this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(424, 32);
      this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
      this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 128);
      this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 2;
      this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
      this.groupBox1.Text = "View mode";
      // 
      // rdoDetails
      // 
      this.rdoDetails.Checked = true;
      this.rdoDetails.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 96);
      this.rdoDetails.Name = "rdoDetails";
      this.rdoDetails.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 16);
      this.rdoDetails.TabIndex = 3;
      this.rdoDetails.TabStop = true;
      this.rdoDetails.Text = "Details";
      this.rdoDetails.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rdoDetails_CheckedChanged);
      // 
      // rdoList
      // 
      this.rdoList.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 72);
      this.rdoList.Name = "rdoList";
      this.rdoList.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 16);
      this.rdoList.TabIndex = 2;
      this.rdoList.Text = "List";
      this.rdoList.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rdoList_CheckedChanged);
      // 
      // rdoSmall
      // 
      this.rdoSmall.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 48);
      this.rdoSmall.Name = "rdoSmall";
      this.rdoSmall.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 16);
      this.rdoSmall.TabIndex = 1;
      this.rdoSmall.Text = "SmallIcon";
      this.rdoSmall.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rdoSmall_CheckedChanged);
      // 
      // rdoLarge
      // 
      this.rdoLarge.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 24);
      this.rdoLarge.Name = "rdoLarge";
      this.rdoLarge.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(96, 16);
      this.rdoLarge.TabIndex = 0;
      this.rdoLarge.Text = "LargeIcon";
      this.rdoLarge.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.rdoLarge_CheckedChanged);
      // 
      // ilLarge
      // 
      this.ilLarge.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilLarge.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
//      this.ilLarge.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilLarge.ImageStream")));
      this.ilLarge.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // ilSmall
      // 
      this.ilSmall.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
      this.ilSmall.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
//      this.ilSmall.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("ilSmall.ImageStream")));
      this.ilSmall.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
      // 
      // lwFilesAndFolders
      // 
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.LargeImageList = this.ilLarge;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.MultiSelect = false;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Name = "lwFilesAndFolders";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 216);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.SmallImageList = this.ilSmall;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(552, 293);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.groupBox1, this.lwFilesAndFolders});
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "ListView";
      this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    private void CreateHeadersAndFillListView()
    {
      ColumnHeader colHead;
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Filename";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Size";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead);
      
      colHead = new ColumnHeader();
      colHead.Text = "Last accessed";
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Columns.Add(colHead); 
    }
    private void PaintListView()
    {
      ListViewItem lvi;
      ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem lvsi;
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Clear();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.BeginUpdate();
      lvi = new ListViewItem();
      lvi.Text = "A"; 
      lvi.ImageIndex = 0; 
      lvi.Tag = "tag";
      lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
      lvsi.Text = "4"; 
      lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
          
      lvsi = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem();
      lvsi.Text = "C"; 
      lvi.SubItems.Add(lvsi); 
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.Items.Add(lvi);
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.EndUpdate();
      this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
    private void rdoLarge_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
      if (rdb.Checked)
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.LargeIcon;
    }
    private void rdoList_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
      if (rdb.Checked)
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.List;
    }
    private void rdoSmall_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
      if (rdb.Checked)
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.SmallIcon;
    }
    private void rdoDetails_CheckedChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      RadioButton rdb = (RadioButton)sender;
      if (rdb.Checked)
        this.lwFilesAndFolders.View = View.Details;
    }
  }
}


Windows Explorer-Like Program: extends ListView

 
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;          // For Process.Start
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;
class FileListView : ListView {
    string strDirectory;
    public FileListView() {
        View = View.Details;
        ImageList imglst = new ImageList();
        imglst.Images.Add(new Bitmap(GetType(), "DOC.BMP"));
        imglst.Images.Add(new Bitmap(GetType(), "EXE.BMP"));
        SmallImageList = imglst;
        LargeImageList = imglst;
        Columns.Add("Name", 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
        Columns.Add("Size", 100, HorizontalAlignment.Right);
        Columns.Add("Modified", 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
        Columns.Add("Attribute", 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
    }
    public void ShowFiles(string strDirectory) {
        this.strDirectory = strDirectory;
        Items.Clear();
        DirectoryInfo dirinfo = new DirectoryInfo(strDirectory);
        FileInfo[] afileinfo;
        try {
            afileinfo = dirinfo.GetFiles();
        } catch {
            return;
        }
        foreach (FileInfo fi in afileinfo) {
            ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem(fi.Name);
            if (Path.GetExtension(fi.Name).ToUpper() == ".EXE")
                lvi.ImageIndex = 1;
            else
                lvi.ImageIndex = 0;
            lvi.SubItems.Add(fi.Length.ToString("N0"));
            lvi.SubItems.Add(fi.LastWriteTime.ToString());
            string strAttr = "";
            if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.Archive) != 0)
                strAttr += "A";
            if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) != 0)
                strAttr += "H";
            if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) != 0)
                strAttr += "R";
            if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.System) != 0)
                strAttr += "S";
            lvi.SubItems.Add(strAttr);
            Items.Add(lvi);
        }
    }
    protected override void OnItemActivate(EventArgs ea) {
        base.OnItemActivate(ea);
        foreach (ListViewItem lvi in SelectedItems) {
            try {
                Process.Start(Path.rubine(strDirectory, lvi.Text));
            } catch {
                continue;
            }
        }
    }
}

class ExplorerLike : Form {
    FileListView filelist;
    MenuItemView mivChecked;
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new ExplorerLike());
    }
    public ExplorerLike() {
        BackColor = SystemColors.Window;
        ForeColor = SystemColors.WindowText;
        filelist = new FileListView();
        filelist.Parent = this;
        filelist.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
        Splitter split = new Splitter();
        split.Parent = this;
        split.Dock = DockStyle.Left;
        split.BackColor = SystemColors.Control;
        Menu = new MainMenu();
        Menu.MenuItems.Add("&View");
        string[] astrView = { "Lar&ge Icons", "S&mall Icons", 
                                "&List", "&Details" };
        View[] aview = { View.LargeIcon, View.SmallIcon, 
                           View.List, View.Details };
        EventHandler eh = new EventHandler(MenuOnView);
        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
            MenuItemView miv = new MenuItemView();
            miv.Text = astrView[i];
            miv.View = aview[i];
            miv.RadioCheck = true;
            miv.Click += eh;
            if (i == 3)         // Default == View.Details
               {
                mivChecked = miv;
                mivChecked.Checked = true;
                filelist.View = mivChecked.View;
            }
            Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add(miv);
        }
        Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add("-");
        MenuItem mi = new MenuItem("&Refresh",
                            new EventHandler(MenuOnRefresh), Shortcut.F5);
        Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add(mi);
    }
    void DirectoryTreeViewOnAfterSelect(object obj, TreeViewEventArgs tvea) {
        filelist.ShowFiles(tvea.Node.FullPath);
    }
    void MenuOnView(object obj, EventArgs ea) {
        mivChecked.Checked = false;
        mivChecked = (MenuItemView)obj;
        mivChecked.Checked = true;
        filelist.View = mivChecked.View;
    }
    void MenuOnRefresh(object obj, EventArgs ea) {
    }
}
class MenuItemView : MenuItem {
    public View View;
}