Protected Sub ContactsListView_ItemCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ListViewItemEventArgs)

  ' Retrieve the current item.
  Dim item As ListViewItem = e.Item

  ' Verify if the item is a data item.
  If item.ItemType = ListViewItemType.DataItem Then

    ' Get the EmailAddressLabel Label control in the item.      
    Dim EmailAddressLabel As Label = CType(item.FindControl("EmailAddressLabel"), Label)

    ' Display the e-mail address in italics.
    EmailAddressLabel.Font.Italic = True

  End If

End Sub

protected void ContactsListView_ItemCreated(object sender, ListViewItemEventArgs e)
{
  // Retrieve the current item.
  ListViewItem item = e.Item;

  // Verify if the item is a data item.
  if (item.ItemType == ListViewItemType.DataItem)
  {
    // Get the EmailAddressLabel Label control in the item.
    Label EmailAddressLabel = (Label)item.FindControl("EmailAddressLabel");

    // Display the e-mail address in italics.
    EmailAddressLabel.Font.Italic = true;
  }
}