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ListViewItem.ImageKey Property

Gets or sets the key for the image that is displayed for the item.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(ImageKeyConverter))]
public string ImageKey { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The key for the image that is displayed for the ListViewItem.

The ImageKey property returns an empty string ("") when the ImageKey is not set for the ListViewItem. The ImageKey and ImageIndex properties are mutually exclusive, meaning if one is set, the other is ignored. If you set the ImageKey property, the ImageIndex property is automatically set to -1. Alternatively, if you set the ImageIndex property, the ImageKey is automatically set to an empty string ("").

Note Note

If you are using multiple image lists, for small and large icon view, with a ListView control, you should place small and large versions of the image at the same index location in their respective image lists. When switching between views, the index location of the image in one list is used to locate the image in the other list, regardless of the key value specified.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.
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