ListView.RetrieveVirtualItem Event
Occurs when the ListView is in virtual mode and requires a ListViewItem.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidOperationException |
The Item property is not set to an item when the RetrieveVirtualItem event is handled. |
When a ListView object is in virtual mode, it creates ListViewItem objects dynamically instead of using the Items collection. This event is raised when the object must create a ListViewItem object. A handler for this event should create the appropriate ListViewItem or retrieve it from the cache, and pass it back by way of the Item property.
For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.
The following code example demonstrates a handler for this event. In this example, listView1 needs each ListViewItem to display the square of its index. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the VirtualMode property.
//The basic VirtualMode function. Dynamically returns a ListViewItem //with the required properties; in this case, the square of the index. void listView1_RetrieveVirtualItem(object sender, RetrieveVirtualItemEventArgs e) { //Caching is not required but improves performance on large sets. //To leave out caching, don't connect the CacheVirtualItems event //and make sure myCache is null. //check to see if the requested item is currently in the cache if (myCache != null && e.ItemIndex >= firstItem && e.ItemIndex < firstItem + myCache.Length) { //A cache hit, so get the ListViewItem from the cache instead of making a new one. e.Item = myCache[e.ItemIndex - firstItem]; } else { //A cache miss, so create a new ListViewItem and pass it back. int x = e.ItemIndex * e.ItemIndex; e.Item = new ListViewItem(x.ToString()); } }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
