How to Disable and Grey Out Specific ListViewItem

Introduction

In this article we will see how to disable and grey out any specific listviewitem based on condition.

Step 1: Create windows forms application

Form.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ListView_DisableSpecificItem
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
SchoolManagementEntities objSchoolManagementEntities = new SchoolManagementEntities();
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var query = from r in objSchoolManagementEntities.Students select r;
foreach (var p in query)
{
ListViewItem item = new ListViewItem();
item.Text = p.FirstName;
if (item.Text == "Andy")
{
item.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Gray;
}
listView1.Items.Add(item);
}
}
private void listView1_ItemSelectionChanged(object sender, ListViewItemSelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.IsSelected && e.Item.Text == "Andy")
{
e.Item.Selected = false;
}
}
}
}