Highlight selected word in Listview

[Ajb2528]

Hi!!

I wondered if there is any way to highlight a single word that is contained in a item/subitem within a listview.

I have implemented a search routine within a listview and I would like the user to see the word that was searched for highlighted within the item/subitem that it was found in.

Has anyone got any ideas on how to go about this?

Regards,

Alan

 

[PsychoCoder]

Ajb2528,

Try something like this

Private Sub SearchListView(ByVal sSearchString As String)
        LV1.MultiSelect = True ' Allow multiple finds
        LV1.HideSelection = False ' Ensure it highlights all finds

        Dim iCountItems As Integer
        Dim iCountSubItems As Integer
        Dim iFound As Integer

        For iCountItems = 1 To LV1.Items.Count
            ' First Column 1..
            If LV1.Items(iCountItems).Text.IndexOf(sSearchString) > 0 Then
                ' If a match found ..
                LV1.Items(iCountItems).Selected = True ' Highlight it
                LV1.Items(iCountItems).EnsureVisible() ' Scroll to it if necessary
                iFound += 1
            End If

            ' Now the SubItems..
            For iCountSubItems = 1 To LV1.Items(iCountItems).SubItems.Count
                If LV1.Items(iCountItems).SubItems(iCountSubItems).Text.IndexOf(sSearchString) > 0 Then
                    LV1.Items(iCountItems).Selected = True
                    LV1.Items(iCountItems).EnsureVisible()
                    iFound += 1
                    Exit For ' If you have found one, no need to keep searching further subitems
                End If
            Next iCountSubItems

        Next iCountItems

        ' None found
        If iFound = 0 Then MsgBox("Sorry, no matches found", vbOKOnly, "Search")

    End Sub

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[Ajb2528]

PsychoCoder,

Thanks for the response but what I really wanted was to highlight the word or phrase within the item/subitem, not the whole of the item/subitem.

Regards,

Alan

 

[PsychoCoder]

Ajb2528,

Unless I'm incorrect (or unless you create a custom control taking control of the Paint Event) that this is not possible with a ListView.

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[Ajb2528]

Ok - Thanks for trying to help!

Regards,

Alan