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JamBaseShellListView Methods

The JamBaseShellListView type exposes the following members.

Methods
  NameDescription
Protected methodAddShellColumn(Int32)
Adds a shell column to the list view.
Protected methodAddShellColumn(Int32, Int32)
Adds a shell column with the given width to the list view.
Protected methodBaseOnDragDrop
Calls the original inherited OnDragDrop method.
Protected methodBeforeShellCommandAssigned
For use by subcontrols, that need to check the availability of the BeforeShellCommand event.
Public methodBeginInit
Signals the object that initialization is starting.
Public methodClear
Removes all items and columns from the control.
Public methodClearColumns
Clears the current columns and the header context menu. Please use this method instead of ListView.Columns.Clear()>.
Public methodCompare
Override this method to compare objects given the SortColumn. The basic implementation compares the items alphabetically. If you need to change this, you can start out like this:
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public override int Compare(object x, object y)
{
    ShellListBaseItem item1 = x as ShellListBaseItem;
    ShellListBaseItem item2 = y as ShellListBaseItem;
    if (item1 == null || item2 == null)
        return 0;
    if (!SortColumnShellID.IsCustomId())
    {
        // the shell is asked
        ShellBrowser.SpecialFolder = ShellFolder.Desktop;
        if (Sorting == SortOrder.Ascending)
            return ShellBrowser.CompareIDs(item1.RelativeItemIdList, item2.RelativeItemIdList, m_SortColumnShellIndex);
        else
            return ShellBrowser.CompareIDs(item2.RelativeItemIdList, item1.RelativeItemIdList, m_SortColumnShellIndex);
    }
    else
    {
        // perform a normal alphanumeric compare
        if (Sorting == SortOrder.Ascending)
            return item1.SubItems[SortColumn].Text.CompareTo(item2.SubItems[SortColumn].Text);
        else
            return item2.SubItems[SortColumn].Text.CompareTo(item1.SubItems[SortColumn].Text);
    }
}
Protected methodCustomCompare
Compares the given items by the content of the subitems at the SortColumn index.
Public methodDisplayBackgroundContextMenu
Shows the BackgroundContextMenu if it is non-null.
Public methodDisplayContextMenu
Shows the shell context menu for the currently selected items
Public methodDisplayContextMenu(Point)
Shows the shell context menu for the currently selected items
Protected methodDisplayHeaderContextMenu
Empty handler of the HeaderRightClick event. This needs to be implemented by the deriving classes.
Protected methodDispose
Releases the unmanaged resources used by the ListView and optionally releases the managed resources.
(Overrides ListViewDispose(Boolean).)
Protected methodDoAutoSizeColumn
Autosizes the column that is set in AutoSizeColumn.
Public methodEnableSystemStyles
Sets system specific behaviour, i.e. FullRowSelect in Vista and upwards.
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Public methodEndInit
Signals the object that initialization is complete. After this method is called, IsInitialized is true to indicate the state of the control.
Protected methodFinalizeColumnVisibilityChange
Finalizes the column visibility change. The sort column is checked and the column order updated.
Protected methodFindContextMenuPosition
finds the position where to display the context menu based upon the currently selected items and their positions
Protected methodFindItemIdList
Searches for the first list item with the given ItemIdList.
Protected methodFindPath
Returns the ListItem for the given path.
Public methodFolderChanged
Gets called if the active folder should change.
Public methodFullRefresh
Call a full refresh.
Protected methodGetColumnHeaderCollectionType
Gets the type of the column header collection.
Public methodGetColumnOrder
Retrieve the order in which columns appear.
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Public methodGetIndexOfShColumnId(SHCOLUMNID)
Returns the local index for the given ShellColumnID (if the column is existing and visible)
Protected methodGetIndexOfShColumnId(SHCOLUMNID, Boolean)
Returns the local index for the given ShellColumnID.
Protected methodGetItemCollectionType
Protected methodGetListViewItemSorter
Return an instance of IComparer that should be used for sorting the lists in subclasses
Protected methodGetSelectedItemCollectionType
Public methodGetSelectedItemIdLists
Gets the items the command will be executed upon.
Protected methodGetSubItemBounds
Retrieve the bounds of a ListViewSubItem
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Protected methodGetUIObject
Get the UI object.
Public methodGoUp
Goes up one directory level.
Protected methodHideColumn
Hides the column with the passed SHCOLUMNID.
Protected methodInitColumns
Initializes the columns.
Protected methodInvalidateSortColumns
For internal use: invalidates the current sort column.
Public methodCode exampleInvokeCommandOnSelected
Invokes the given command on the selected items. See ShellCommand class for a list of possible commands.
Protected methodInvokeCommandOnSelectedReadOnly
Guarding/helper method for InvokeCommandOnSelected(ShellCommand) suppressing exceptions when executing commands that don't work in readonly mode.
Public methodIsColumnVisible(Int32)
Returns whether the given column id is currently visible or not.
Public methodIsColumnVisible(SHCOLUMNID)
Returns whether the given SHColumnId is currently visible or not.
Protected methodIsColumnVisibleByDefault
Determines whether the column with the specified shellcolumnId is a column shown by default.
Public methodIsCustomColumn
Checks whether the given column index is a custom or shell column
Public methodIsEmpty
Checks if the list is empty.
Protected methodItemOfPidl
Returns the ListItem for the given ItemIdList
Protected methodLogError(String)
Error method that displays an error messagebox if the property ShowErrorMessages is set. The message is always written to the debug output stream
Protected methodLogError(String, Exception)
Error method that displays an error messagebox if the property ShowErrorMessages is set. The message is always written to the debug output stream
Public methodOnAfterInvokeCommand
Is called after the command has been called.
Protected methodOnAfterLabelEdit
Override the OnAfterLabelEdit event, to rename files or folders in the file system, when the have been renamed in the ShellListView.
(Overrides ListViewOnAfterLabelEdit(LabelEditEventArgs).)
Public methodOnBeforeInvokeCommand
Is called before the command is called.
Protected methodOnBeforeLabelEdit
Override the OnBeforeLabelEdit event, to prepare renaming a file or folder in the ShellListView.
(Overrides ListViewOnBeforeLabelEdit(LabelEditEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnBeforeShellColumnChanged
Calls the BeforeShellColumnChanged event if it is assigned.
Protected methodOnBeforeShellDrop
Calls the BeforeShellDrop event if it is assigned.
Protected methodOnCheckStateChanged
Fires an event if the CheckState of an item has changed.
Protected methodOnColumnClick
Sort the column, which is clicked.
(Overrides ListViewOnColumnClick(ColumnClickEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnColumnWidthChanged
Tracks column widths. Raises the System.Windows.Forms.ListView.ColumnWidthChanged event.
(Overrides ListViewOnColumnWidthChanged(ColumnWidthChangedEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnColumnWidthChanging
Prevents changes at designtime. Raises the ColumnWidthChanging event.
(Overrides ListViewOnColumnWidthChanging(ColumnWidthChangingEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnCreateColumns
Fires an event after the columns have been created
Protected methodOnCreateControl (Overrides ControlOnCreateControl.)
Protected methodOnDragDrop
This member overrides OnDragDrop(DragEventArgs) and resets the drag effect.
(Overrides ControlOnDragDrop(DragEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnDragEnter
This member overrides OnDragEnter(DragEventArgs) and adds drag images and cursors.
(Overrides ControlOnDragEnter(DragEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnDragLeave
This member overrides OnDragLeave(EventArgs) and resets the DropTargetHelper.
(Overrides ControlOnDragLeave(EventArgs).)
Protected methodOnDragOver
This member overrides OnDragOver(DragEventArgs) and adds drag images and cursors.
(Overrides ControlOnDragOver(DragEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnHandleCreated
Handles the OnHandleCreated event and e.g. initializes the image list
(Overrides SystemListViewOnHandleCreated(EventArgs).)
Protected methodOnHandleDestroyed
Tracks the handle destruction.
(Overrides ListViewOnHandleDestroyed(EventArgs).)
Protected methodOnHeaderContextMenuClick
Eventhandler for a HeaderContextMenuClick.
Protected methodOnHeaderRightClick
Raises the HeaderRightClick-Event
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Protected methodOnItemChecked
Calls raising of the OnItemCheckedEvent.
Protected methodOnItemDrag
This member overrides OnItemDrag(ItemDragEventArgs)
(Overrides ListViewOnItemDrag(ItemDragEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnItemShowToolTip
This method is extended to show tool tip texts of the particular shell objects.
(Overrides SystemListViewOnItemShowToolTip(SystemListViewShowToolTipEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnLoadItem
Calls the LoadItem event with the passed parameters.
Protected methodOnMouseDown
Raises the System.Windows.Forms.Control.MouseDown event.
(Overrides ControlOnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnMouseUp
Overrides the OnMouseUp event, to handle e.g. double clicks and right clicks on files or folders and the selection of files or folders, when the CheckBoxes are switched on.
(Overrides ControlOnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnNotifyMessage
This method is called if a notification event is performed on the message pump WndProc(Message)
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Protected methodOnOperation(ShellOperation, PathCollection, String, Exception)
Fires an event if an operation was performed on the JamBaseShellListView.
Protected methodOnOperation(ShellOperation, StringCollection, String, Exception)
Helper function for OnOperation(ShellOperation, PathCollection, String, Exception) to avoid type conversion.
Protected methodOnResize
Raises the OnResize event.
(Overrides ListViewOnResize(EventArgs).)
Protected methodOnShowOptionChanged
Calls the ShowOptionChanged event if it is assigned.
Protected methodPrepareMultiObjects Obsolete.
Prepares the selected items in the list for being used with the m_ShellBrowser, an instance of ShellBrowser.
Protected methodPreserveSystemStyle
This method preserves the Windows Vista light blue selection line if UseSystemStyles is on. The Setting is lost if e.g. a column is clicked to sort things.
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Public methodRefresh(RefreshLevel)
This method indicates that the control should perform a refresh of its contents.
Public methodRefresh(RefreshLevel, ItemIdList)
This method indicates that the control should perform a refresh of its contents.
Protected methodRemoveItemFromList
Removes the list element from the list
Public methodResetColumns
Resets the columns to the initial state.
Protected methodResetItems
Resets the items and their subitems.
Protected methodRestoreItemSelection
Restores the selection and checkstate of the item.
Protected methodRestoreState
Counterpart of SaveState. Restores properties and possibly contents of the ListView.
Protected methodSaveCheckedItems
Saves the checked items.
Protected methodSaveColumnSettings
Saves the column settings.
Protected methodSaveSelection
Saves the current selection and checked items to a temporary List.
Protected methodSaveState
Saves the column properties of the current view, so that it can be restored later.
Protected methodScaleControl
Scales a control's location, size, padding and margin.
(Overrides ControlScaleControl(SizeF, BoundsSpecified).)
Protected methodSelectAllItemsInternal
Selects all items.
Public methodSelectedFileChange
Gets called if the selected file should change.
Protected methodSelectPidl(ItemIdList)
Selects the ListItem that corresponds to the given ItemIdList.
Protected methodSelectPidl(ItemIdList, Boolean)
Selects the ListItem that corresponds to the given ItemIdList.
Protected methodSetColumnBitmap
Set the sort icon among the current sort order in the passed column.
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Protected methodSetColumnOrder
Sets the order in which columns appear.
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Public methodSetColumnVisibility(Int32, Boolean)
Sets the visibility of a column.
Public methodSetColumnVisibility(SHCOLUMNID, Boolean)
Sets the visibility of a column.
Protected methodSetFont
Sets the font without adjusting other properties.
(Inherited from SystemListView.)
Protected methodSetSortOrder(SHCOLUMNID)
Sets and applies the SortColumn in ascending.
Protected methodSetSortOrder(SHCOLUMNID, SortOrder)
Sets and applies the sortrder.
Protected methodShowColumn
Shows the column with the passed ShellColumnId.
Public methodSmartRefresh
Call a smart refresh.
Public methodCode exampleSort
Sorts the items of the list view. Uses a custom sort order if an IComparer is assigned to property ListViewItemSorter. If no custom sortorder is supplied the default sorting handles sorting by columns and is only useful in Details. In this case SortColumn must be non-negative.
Protected methodUpdateColumnBitmaps
Updates the sort icon in the column of the ShellListView.
Protected methodUpdateSubitemsAfterColumnGetsVisible
Loads subitems for a column that has been added at the passed position.
Protected methodWndProc (Overrides ListViewWndProc(Message).)
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Extension Methods
  NameDescription
Public Extension MethodHandleNeeded
A Control extension method that ensures that the handle for a control is created.
(Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
Public Extension MethodScaledPixels
An extension method for controls: It scales the passed pixels according to the current dpi the control is displayed with.
(Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
Public Extension MethodScaleFont
A Control extension method that scales font according to the passed factor.
(Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
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