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c#listvieweventsdouble-click
Brad Younie
Brad Younie

Reputation:

How do I trap a double-click event on a ListView that has no items?

In my C# app, I have a ListView on a Form. I want the user to be able to double-click on a section of the ListView when no items are selected in order to pop up a "New Item" dialog. The problem is that the DoubleClick event for the ListView only fires if an item is selected.

Is there a way to do this?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1005

Answers (3)

Will Marcouiller
Will Marcouiller

Reputation: 24132

Assuming Windows Forms:

Perhaps a good workaround would be to use a ContextMenu.

Upvotes: 0

MusiGenesis
MusiGenesis

Reputation: 75276

There is a way to do this, but you have to do some low-level drilling into the Windows machinery. It's generally not a good idea to spend a great deal of time trying to get a standard Windows control to behave in a non-standard manner.

A simpler way is to just put a "New Item" button next to your ListView. If screen real estate is an issue, you could just add an extra row at the bottom that says "{click here to add new item}", and show your dialog when the user clicks this last row.

Upvotes: 1

sechastain
sechastain

Reputation: 613

Add an event handler for the List view's MouseDoubleClick event.

Upvotes: 0

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