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# TCustomListView

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TCustomListView - the base class for TListView

## Declaration

Source position: comctrls.pp line 910

`type TCustomListView = class(TWinControl)`
`protected`
`procedure ItemDeleted();` |  | ItemDeleted - the specified listitem is removed from the list
`procedure ItemInserted();` |  | ItemInserted - the specified item is inserted into the list
`procedure WSRegisterClass; override;` |  | WSRegisterClass - Register this Class for the current Widget Set
`procedure InitializeWnd; override;` |  | InitializeWnd - calls inherited method, then sets various local properties
`procedure FinalizeWnd; override;` |  | FinalizeWnd stores the list origin then calls inherited method
`procedure DestroyWnd; override;` |  | DestroyWnd - destroy the window for this control
`procedure BeginAutoDrag; override;` |  | Start the AutoDrag process
`procedure Change(); virtual;` |  | Change - Internal procedure to simulate the OnChange event
`procedure ColClick(); virtual;` |  | ColClick - procedure to simulate the OnColumnClick event.
`procedure Delete();` |  | Delete an Item from the List
`procedure DoDeletion(); virtual;` |  | DoDeletion - performs the actual deletion
`procedure DoInsert(); virtual;` |  | Performs the insertion
`procedure DoSelectItem(); virtual;` |  | DoSelectItem - perform item selection
`procedure InsertItem();` |  | Insert an Item into the List
`procedure ImageChanged();` |  | ImageChanged - procedure to signal that an image has chnaged
`procedure Loaded; override;` |  | Loaded makes a number of checks, using client size if specified, and copying appropriate flags, fonts, text etc, makes list of child controls to notify them of any changes, then calls inherited Loaded
`function IsCustomDrawn(); virtual;` |  | IsCustomDrawn - returns True if a target has been custom drawn
`function CustomDraw(); virtual;` |  | CustomDraw - performs custom drawing in the given rectangle, and returns True if successful
`function CustomDrawItem(); virtual;` |  | CustomDrawItem - custom draws the specified item, and returns True if successful
`function CustomDrawSubItem(); virtual;` |  | CustomDrawSubItem - custom draws the specified subitem, returning True if successful
`function IntfCustomDraw();` |  | IntfCustomDraw - uses the interface to perform custom drawing and returns a result of drawing
`property AllocBy: Integer; [rw]` |  | AllocBy - allocate the list by a value
`property ColumnClick: Boolean;` |  | ColumnClick - determines if the OnColumnClick event will be executed.
`property Columns: TListColumns; [rw]` |  | Columns - define and change the columns of a ListView
`property DefaultItemHeight: Integer; [rw]` |  | DefaultItemHeight - sets or reads the default height for an item on the list
`property HideSelection: Boolean;` |  | HideSelection - if True, the selected item is to be hidden
`property HoverTime: Integer; [rw]` |  | HoverTime - the time for which the mouse must hover over the item before its help message is displayed
`property LargeImages: TCustomImageList;` |  | LargeImages - an ImageList to be used in association with the list of Items
`property OwnerData: Boolean; [rw]` |  | OwnerData - if True, the Owner's data are to be displayed
`property OwnerDraw: Boolean;` |  | OwnerDraw - if True, the Owner's Draw method is to be used
`property ScrollBars: TScrollStyle; [rw]` |  | ScrollBars - the kind of scrollbars to be used: none, auto, horizontal or vertical
`property ShowColumnHeaders: Boolean;` |  | ShowColumnHeaders - whether headers for columns are to be displayed
`property ShowWorkAreas: Boolean;` |  | ShowWorkAreas - if True, the work areas are to be displayed
`property SmallImages: TCustomImageList;` |  | SmallImages - an ImageList of small images (icons) to be used in association with the list of Items
`property SortType: TSortType; [rw]` |  | SortType - whether to sort by text, by data, both or not at all
`property SortColumn: Integer; [rw]` |  | SortColumn - the column that is being sorted
`property StateImages: TCustomImageList;` |  | StateImages - an imagelist of icons to demonstrate the state of a process or event
`property ToolTips: Boolean;` |  | ToolTips - whether Popup tool tips are to be shown
`property ViewStyle: TViewStyle; [rw]` |  | ViewStyle - whether to view as a simple list, a list with large or small icons, or as a report
`property OnChange: TLVChangeEvent; [rw]` |  | OnChange - event handler for a change in the list
`property OnColumnClick: TLVColumnClickEvent; [rw]` |  | OnColumnClick - event handler for clicking on a coulmn
`property OnCompare: TLVCompareEvent; [rw]` |  | OnCompare - event handler for comparing list items
`property OnDeletion: TLVDeletedEvent; [rw]` |  | OnDeletion - event handler for deleting a list item
`property OnInsert: TLVInsertEvent; [rw]` |  | OnInsert - event handler for inserting list item
`property OnSelectItem: TLVSelectItemEvent; [rw]` |  | OnSelectItem - event handler for list item selection
`property OnCustomDraw: TLVCustomDrawEvent; [rw]` |  | OnCustomDraw - event handler for custom drawing
`property OnCustomDrawItem: TLVCustomDrawItemEvent; [rw]` |  | OnCustomDrawItem - event handler for custom drawing an item
`property OnCustomDrawSubItem: TLVCustomDrawSubItemEvent; [rw]` |  | OnCustomDrawSubItem - event handler for custom drawing a subitem
`property OnAdvancedCustomDraw: TLVAdvancedCustomDrawEvent; [rw]` |  | OnAdvancedCustomDraw - event handler for advanced custom drawing
`property OnAdvancedCustomDrawItem: TLVAdvancedCustomDrawItemEvent; [rw]` |  | OnAdvancedCustomDrawItem - event handler for advanced custom drawing item
`property OnAdvancedCustomDrawSubItem: TLVAdvancedCustomDrawSubItemEvent; [rw]` |  | OnAdvancedCustomDrawSubItem - event handler for advanced custom drawing subitem
`public`
`constructor Create(); override;` |  | Create - constructor for TCustomListView: calls inherited Create then initialises columns, the list of items, the canvas and properties and some formats and styles
`destructor Destroy; override;` |  | Destroy - destructor for TCustomListView: frees Canvas, calls inherited Destroy and frees columns, links and list items
`procedure BeginUpdate;` |  | BeginUpdate - start updating the list view
`procedure Clear;` |  | Clear - the stringlist
`procedure EndUpdate;` |  | EndUpdate - finish updating the list view
`function FindCaption();` |  | FindCaption- search for and return the list item that contains the nominated caption
`function GetItemAt();` |  | GetItemAt - find and return the list item at the specified coordinates
`property BoundingRect: TRect; [r]` |  | BoundingRect - the coordinates of the rectangle containing the ListView
`property BorderStyle;` |  | BorderStyle - none, or single
`property Canvas: TCanvas; [r]` |  | Canvas - defines the area on which all graphic material is drawn (Read-only)
`property Checkboxes: Boolean;` |  | CheckBoxes - determines if the ListView shows checkboxes beside the items on the list
`property Column: TListColumn; [r]` |  | Column - reads the column information of the listview.
`property DropTarget: TListItem; [rw]` |  | DropTarget - location where an item from the list is to be dropped
`property FlatScrollBars: Boolean;` |  | FlatScrollBars - whether the scroll bars are to be displayed flat (default False)
`property FullDrag: Boolean;` |  | FullDrag - if True, the full object is dragged
`property GridLines: Boolean;` |  | Whether GridLines are to be shown
`property HotTrack: Boolean;` |  | HotTrack - the property whereby the item under the mouse pointer becomes emphasised
`property HotTrackStyles: TListHotTrackStyles; [rw]` |  | The HotTrackStyles available for this control
`property ItemFocused: TListItem; [rw]` |  | ItemFocused - the item currently receiving focus
`property Items: TListItems; [rw]` |  | Items - the list of entries in the list. Held as a linked list with a cached index of the last accessed item
`property MultiSelect: Boolean;` |  | MultiSelect - enables the selection of more than one entry from Items - by pressing SHIFT or CTRL keys while selecting
`property ReadOnly: Boolean;` |  | ReadOnly - determines if the list can only be read, and not written or deleted.
`property RowSelect: Boolean;` |  | RowSelect - whether the user can select rows of items (across columns). Default false
`property SelCount: Integer; [r]` |  | SelCount - the number of items selected
`property Selected: TListItem; [rw]` |  | Selected - the current list item that has been selected
`property TabStop;` |  | Is the control in the sequence of controls accessed by successive presses of the Tab key?
`property TopItem: TListItem; [r]` |  | TopItem - the first item on the list
`property ViewOrigin: TPoint; [rw]` |  | ViewOrigin - the top left coordinate for the current view
`property VisibleRowCount: Integer; [r]` |  | VisibleRowCount - the number of rows visible in the current view (some items might have scrolled outside the window)
`end;`

## Inheritance

`TCustomListView` |  | TCustomListView - the base class for TListView
`TWinControl`
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`TObject`

## Description

TCustomListView is the base class for TListView. If you want to define your own ListView class, you should derive it from this class.

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