Introduction

The controls included with Microsofts IDE have always been feature rich. However, Microsoft always seems to leave out as many features as they include. The ListView control is no exception to this rule. This project aims at exposing and wrapping a few cool features. First to note is the ability to group items. In Windows Explorers View menu, the Arrange Icon by menu has a Show in Groups option. This allows the ListView to arrange items logically into groups, generally based on file type. The next feature is the ability to set an image as the background of a ListView, whether tiled or a single image. Your My Music folder demonstrates the concept, with a music note image in the lower right hand corner. This project extends the standard ListView with the help of the Windows API to give a more feature rich control.