ListView::Clear Method ()

 

Removes all items and columns from the control.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

public:
void Clear()

You can use this method to remove all items and columns from the ListView control without having to call the individual Clear methods from the ListView::ColumnHeaderCollection and ListView::ListViewItemCollection classes.

System_CAPS_noteNote

The Clear method does not clear Groups specified for the ListView control. To clear Groups call ListViewGroupCollection::Clear.

The following code example demonstrates the use of Clear and ListViewItem::Selected members. To run this example, paste the following code into a form that contains a ListView named ListView1 and a button, located toward the bottom of the form, named Button1. Call the InitializeListView method from the form's constructor or Load method.

private:
   void InitializeListView()
   {
      // Set up the inital values for the ListView and populate it.
      this->ListView1 = gcnew ListView;
      this->ListView1->Dock = DockStyle::Top;
      this->ListView1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 0, 0 );
      this->ListView1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 292, 130 );
      this->ListView1->View = View::Details;
      this->ListView1->FullRowSelect = true;
      array<String^>^breakfast = {"Continental Breakfast","Pancakes and Sausage","Denver Omelet","Eggs & Bacon","Bagel & Cream Cheese"};
      array<String^>^breakfastPrices = {"3.09","4.09","4.19","4.79","2.09"};
      PopulateMenu( "Breakfast", breakfast, breakfastPrices );
   }

   void PopulateMenu( String^ meal, array<String^>^menuItems, array<String^>^menuPrices )
   {
      ColumnHeader^ columnHeader1 = gcnew ColumnHeader;
      columnHeader1->Text = String::Concat( meal, " Choices" );
      columnHeader1->TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment::Left;
      columnHeader1->Width = 146;
      ColumnHeader^ columnHeader2 = gcnew ColumnHeader;
      columnHeader2->Text = "Price";
      columnHeader2->TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment::Center;
      columnHeader2->Width = 142;
      this->ListView1->Columns->Add( columnHeader1 );
      this->ListView1->Columns->Add( columnHeader2 );
      for ( int count = 0; count < menuItems->Length; count++ )
      {
         ListViewItem^ listItem = gcnew ListViewItem( menuItems[ count ] );
         listItem->SubItems->Add( menuPrices[ count ] );
         ListView1->Items->Add( listItem );

      }

      // Use the Selected property to select the first item on 
      // the list.
      ListView1->Focus();
      ListView1->Items[ 0 ]->Selected = true;
   }

   void Button1_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // Create new values for the ListView, clear the list, 
      // and repopulate it.
      array<String^>^lunch = {"Hamburger","Grilled Cheese","Soup & Salad","Club Sandwich","Hotdog"};
      array<String^>^lunchPrices = {"4.09","5.09","5.19","4.79","2.09"};
      ListView1->Clear();
      PopulateMenu( "Lunch", lunch, lunchPrices );
      Button1->Enabled = false;
   }

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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