How to add combo Box in ListViewItem in win forms c#.

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How to add combo Box in ListViewItem for 2nd column in win forms c#. Please anybody help me.

James Axsom · Answer

Hi Chetan. Check this out. Screen Shot : Code : using System; using System.Collections; 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 SandBox { public partial class MyMainForm : Form { List m_styes = null ; // Class Constructor public MyMainForm() { InitializeComponent(); } // Class Desconstructor ~MyMainForm() { } private void MyMainForm_Load( object sender, EventArgs e) { // Add the events to listen for dgvStylesGrid.CellValueChanged += new DataGridViewCellEventHandler(dgvStylesGrid_CellValueChanged); dgvStylesGrid.CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged += new EventHandler(dgvStylesGrid_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged); // get all styles from MS Word m_styes = InitializeWithMicrosoftWord(); // ListView Setup SetUpListView(); // DataGridView Setup PopulateDataGridView(); } private List InitializeWithMicrosoftWord() { // Method: InitializeWithMicrosoftWord // Return: List // Assumes working Interop with Microsoft Word Doc // Assumes retrieval styles from MS Word or MS Word Doc List styles = new List (); Style style1 = new Style(); style1.SetValues( "Deep Ocean" , "A mix of rich dark blue color tones" ); styles.Add(style1); Style style2 = new Style(); style2.SetValues( "Fields of Green" , "A mix of green and yellow color tones" ); styles.Add(style2); Style style3 = new Style(); style3.SetValues( "Egg Plant" , "A nasty looking mixture of dark purple and black" ); styles.Add(style3); Style style4 = new Style(); style4.SetValues( "Wheat Fields" , "A rich, smooth mix of tans, browns and yellows" ); styles.Add(style4); Style style5 = new Style(); style1.SetValues( "Coral Reef" , "A mix of rich pink and gray color tones" ); styles.Add(style1); Style style6 = new Style(); style6.SetValues( "Deep Ocean" , "A mix of rich dark blue color tones" ); styles.Add(style6); Style style7 = new Style(); style7.SetValues( "Toilet Water" , "A nasty mix of browns, green and black tones with a glossy flare. Ewwwwwww...." ); styles.Add(style7); Style style8 = new Style(); style8.SetValues( "Electrical Pop" , "A mix of bright whites, blues and yellows tones" ); styles.Add(style8); Style style9 = new Style(); style9.SetValues( "Lipstick" , "An assortment of hot reds and hot pinks color tones" ); styles.Add(style9); Style style10 = new Style(); style10.SetValues( "India" , "A mix of beautiful orange, white and green color tones." ); styles.Add(style10); return styles; } #region Using the ListView private void SetUpListView() { lvwStylesList.Columns.Clear(); lvwStylesList.Columns.Add( "Style" , 100); lvwStylesList.Columns.Add( "Description" , 500); } private void PopulateListView() { // clear any existing items lvwStylesList.Items.Clear(); // Populate foreach (Style s in m_styes) { ListViewItem style = new ListViewItem(); style.Text = s.NameLocal; ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem description = new ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem(); description.Text = s.Description; // add subitem to listview item style.SubItems.Add(description); // add listview item to listview control lvwStylesList.Items.Add(style); } } #endregion #region Using DataGridView private void PopulateDataGridView() { // clear any existing columns dgvStylesGrid.Columns.Clear(); // create a new column, which will be a combobox list in a row DataGridViewComboBoxColumn cboStyle = new DataGridViewComboBoxColumn(); cboStyle.Name = "Style" ; cboStyle.HeaderText = "Style" ; // add column to the grid dgvStylesGrid.Columns.Add(cboStyle); // assign data to column cboStyle.DataSource = m_styes; cboStyle.DisplayMember = "NameLocal" ; cboStyle.ValueMember = "Description" ; // creata a new text column, which will a textbox in a row DataGridViewTextBoxColumn txtDescription = new DataGridViewTextBoxColumn(); txtDescription.Name = "Description" ; txtDescription.HeaderText = "Description" ; // add the column to the grid dgvStylesGrid.Columns.Add(txtDescription); } private void AddOneMoreRow() { dgvStylesGrid.Rows.Add(1); } private void dgvStylesGrid_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged( object sender, EventArgs e) { if (dgvStylesGrid.IsCurrentCellDirty) { dgvStylesGrid.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit); } } private void dgvStylesGrid_CellValueChanged( object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e) { // the DataGridView is an unwieldly beast. // it wants to show your data in pretty ways // but offers the most cumbersome ways to manipulate your data DataGridViewRow row = dgvStylesGrid.CurrentRow; DataGridViewComboBoxCell cb = (DataGridViewComboBoxCell) row.Cells[ "Style" ]; row.Cells[ "Description" ].Value = cb.Value; } #endregion public void btnStart_Click( object sender, EventArgs e) { PopulateListView(); AddOneMoreRow(); } } public struct Style { private string m_nameLocal; private string m_description; public void SetValues( string nameLocal, string description) { m_nameLocal = nameLocal; m_description = description; } public string NameLocal { get { return m_nameLocal; } } public string Description { get { return m_description; } } public override string ToString() { return m_nameLocal; } } } Hope this gives inspiration and/or ideas for a solution.

chetan Allipur · Answer

public void PopulateMappingStyles() { Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application app = Globals.ThisAddIn.Application; Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document doc1 = app.ActiveDocument; Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Selection wordSelection = app.ActiveWindow.Selection; listViewStyleMapping.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.Details; listViewStyleMapping.HideSelection = false; listViewStyleMapping.LabelEdit = false; listViewStyleMapping.AllowColumnReorder = true; listViewStyleMapping.FullRowSelect = true; listViewStyleMapping.HeaderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeaderStyle.Nonclickable; listViewStyleMapping.Columns.Add("Word Styles", 250, HorizontalAlignment.Left); listViewStyleMapping.Columns.Add("ARID Styles", 250, HorizontalAlignment.Left); // List GetWordStyles = new List (); List GetCustomStyles = new List (); foreach (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Style styles in doc1.Styles) { if (styles.BuiltIn == true) { GetWordStyles.Add(styles.NameLocal); } else { GetCustomStyles.Add(styles.NameLocal); } } // if ((GetWordStyles.Count > 0 && GetCustomStyles.Count > 0)) { foreach (string getstyles in GetWordStyles) { ListViewItem item = new ListViewItem(new[] { getstyles.ToString(), (string)getstyles }); listViewStyleMapping.Items.Add(item); } listViewStyleMapping.Items[0].Selected = true; listViewStyleMapping.Select(); } }

Ramesh Palanivel · Answer

Hi Chetan, Please share your code