void button1_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
// Create an instance of the ListBox.
ListBox^ listBox1 = gcnew ListBox;
// Set the size and location of the ListBox.
listBox1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 200, 100 );
listBox1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 10, 10 );
// Add the ListBox to the form.
this->Controls->Add( listBox1 );
// Set the ListBox to display items in multiple columns.
listBox1->MultiColumn = true;
// Set the selection mode to multiple and extended.
listBox1->SelectionMode = SelectionMode::MultiExtended;
// Shutdown the painting of the ListBox as items are added.
listBox1->BeginUpdate();
// Loop through and add 50 items to the ListBox.
for ( int x = 1; x <= 50; x++ )
{
listBox1->Items->Add( String::Format( "Item {0}", x ) );
}
listBox1->EndUpdate();
// Select three items from the ListBox.
listBox1->SetSelected( 1, true );
listBox1->SetSelected( 3, true );
listBox1->SetSelected( 5, true );
#if defined(DEBUG)
// Display the second selected item in the ListBox to the console.
System::Diagnostics::Debug::WriteLine( listBox1->SelectedItems[ 1 ] );
// Display the index of the first selected item in the ListBox.
System::Diagnostics::Debug::WriteLine( listBox1->SelectedIndices[ 0 ] );
#endif
}