| Prerequisites |
| This method is intended for Visual Basic 5 or Visual Basic
6 where the Common Control library used is the MSComCtl 5 version (comctl32.ocx). Because the VB6-specific mscomctl.ocx (Common Controls 6)
is a complete implementation of comctl32.dll and not reliant on the version of comctl32.dll installed, this routine may not work when applied
to a listview created from the VB6-specific mscomctl.ocx.
Enhanced Comctl32 functionality is only available to users with
comctl32.dll version 4.70 or greater installed. This dll is typically installed with IE3.x or greater. |
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 By
setting a ListView extended style bit using the API SendMessage with the message LVS_EX_TRACKSELECT, the ListView action changes. While a
cursor is moving over the listview items, it is highlighted in coloured text (look at the line below the selection in the illustration.) If
the cursor remains over an item for a couple of seconds, that item is selected without clicking, and the ListView1_ItemClick event fires.
This example does not contain all code required to construct
the illustration shown. The routine provided here is designed to be applied to an existing project utilizing a ListView control with
subitems. |
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| BAS
Module Code |
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| Place the following code into the general declarations
area of a bas module: |
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Option Explicit
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Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" _
Alias "SendMessageA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal Msg As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
lParam As Any) As Long
Public Const LVM_FIRST As Long = &H1000
Public Const LVM_SETEXTENDEDLISTVIEWSTYLE As Long = (LVM_FIRST + 54)
Public Const LVM_GETEXTENDEDLISTVIEWSTYLE As Long = (LVM_FIRST + 55)
Public Const LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT As Long = &H20
Public Const LVS_EX_GRIDLINES As Long = &H1
Public Const LVS_EX_CHECKBOXES As Long = &H4
Public Const LVS_EX_HEADERDRAGDROP As Long = &H10
Public Const LVS_EX_TRACKSELECT As Long = &H8
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| Form
Code |
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| Add a check button to the project (Check1) with the caption
"Track Selected". Set its initial value to 0. Add the following code to the check button sub: |
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Option Explicit
Private Sub Check1_Click()
Dim state As Long
'state will be true when the checkbox
'style is 1 (checked) or False when
'unchecked
state = Check1.Value = 1
'set the new listview style
Call SendMessage(ListView1.hwnd, _
LVM_SETEXTENDEDLISTVIEWSTYLE, _
LVS_EX_TRACKSELECT, _
ByVal state)
End Sub
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| Comments |
| Run your project, and populate your ListView as usual.
Move the cursor over the items without pausing. The items underneath the cursor will change colour to indicate focus. Pausing momentarily or
clicking will select the item. If Full Row Select is on, then the entire row is highlighted by the cursor movement. |
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