ListBox entry with \n (multiline)

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Stefan P. - 08 Mar 2008 17:35 GMT

Hi everyody,

I want to diplay strings of some objects in a LixtBox.
Sometimes the text is longer than my ListBox and a horizontal scrollbar
is displayed.

Is it possible to get the ListBox to display the Text in multiple lines
(per entry)?

I found some controls on CodeProject but they are to overloaded. I just
want to diplay the Text without scrolling (that every word of the stings
is visible on the first sight).

Greetings
Stefan

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Barry Kelly - 09 Mar 2008 12:15 GMT

> I want to diplay strings of some objects in a LixtBox.
> Sometimes the text is longer than my ListBox and a horizontal scrollbar
> is displayed.
>
> Is it possible to get the ListBox to display the Text in multiple lines
> (per entry)?

Yes. Implement the ListBox.MeasureItem and ListBox.DrawItem events, and
set ListBox.DrawMode appropriately (OwnerDrawVariable). You'll need to
do the measuring and drawing yourself, unfortunately.

Check out Graphics.MeasureString and Graphics.DrawString methods and the
StringFormat class. It's not too difficult, and you have a lot of
flexibility. For example, you can put icons etc. in the listbox too, if
you like.

-- Barry

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Stefan P. - 09 Mar 2008 14:40 GMT

Hi Barry,

thanks. :)
I will try to do it this way.

Greetings Stefan

Barry Kelly schrieb:

>> I want to diplay strings of some objects in a LixtBox.
>> Sometimes the text is longer than my ListBox and a horizontal scrollbar
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>
> -- Barry

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