How to: Add and Remove Items with the Windows Forms ListView Control

The process of adding an item to a Windows Forms ListView control consists primarily of specifying the item and assigning properties to it. Adding or removing list items can be done at any time.

To add items programmatically

• Use the Add method of the Items property.

  ' Adds a new item with ImageIndex 3
  ListView1.Items.Add("List item text", 3)
  

  // Adds a new item with ImageIndex 3
  listView1.Items.Add("List item text", 3);
  

  // Adds a new item with ImageIndex 3
  listView1.get_Items().Add("List item text", 3);
  

To remove items programmatically

• Use the RemoveAt or Clear method of the Items property. The RemoveAt method removes a single item; the Clear method removes all items from the list.

  ' Removes the first item in the list.
  ListView1.Items.RemoveAt(0)
  ' Clears all items:
  ListView1.Items.Clear()
  

  // Removes the first item in the list.
  listView1.Items.RemoveAt(0);
  // Clears all the items.
  listView1.Items.Clear();
  

  // Removes the first item in the list
  listView1.get_Items().RemoveAt(0);
  

See Also

Reference

ListView Control Overview (Windows Forms)
ListView

Other Resources

ListView Control (Windows Forms)