ListViewItem.FindNearestItem Method

The FindNearestItem method returns null if no item is found in the given direction.

Identifying the nearest item can vary depending on the operating system the application is running on and will affect the results of FindNearestItem.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the FindNearestItem method. To run this example, paste the following code into a Windows Form that contains a ListView named findListView. Ensure that the View property is set to an icon view and that the ListView is populated with items. Associate the MouseDown event of findListView with the findListView_MouseDown method in this example.

void findListView_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    ListViewHitTestInfo info = findListView.HitTest(e.X, e.Y);
    ListViewItem foundItem = null;
    if (info.Item != null)
        foundItem = info.Item.FindNearestItem(SearchDirectionHint.Up);
    if (foundItem != null)
        label1.Text = "Previous Item: " + foundItem.Text;

    else
        label1.Text = "No item found";
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

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

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