How to create your own ListBox in C#

1using System;
  2using System.Drawing;
  3using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
  4using System.Windows.Forms;
  5using System.ComponentModel;
  6using System.Drawing.Design;
  7namespace CommonDll.CommonControl
  8...{
  9    /**//// <summary>
10    /// Colorful ComboBox, Very beautiful
11    /// </summary>
12    public class ColorfulListBox : System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
13    ...{
14        private Color startColor = Color.White;
15        private Color endColor = Color.Blue;
16        private Color selectColor = Color.Red;
17        private int  imageIndex = -1;
18        private int  selectimageIndex = -1;
19        private ImageList imageList = null;
20        private LinearGradientMode linearMode;
21
22        /**//// <summary>
23        /// The  color of Item that was selected
24        /// </summary>
25        [ Category("NecessaryOptions"), Description( "The  color of Item that was selected " ) ]
26        public  Color SelectColor
27        ...{
28            get
29            ...{
30                return this.selectColor;
31            }
32            set
33            ...{
34                this.selectColor = value;
35            }
36        }
37
38        /**//// <summary>
39        /// specify start color of LinearGradientBrush object
40        /// </summary>
41        [ Category("NecessaryOptions"), Description( "The start color of Item " ) ]
42        public  Color StartColor
43        ...{
44            get
45            ...{
46                return this.startColor;
47            }
48            set
49            ...{
50                this.startColor = value;
51            }
52        }
53        /**//// <summary>
54        /// specify end color of LinearGradientBrush object
55        /// </summary>
56        [ Category("NecessaryOptions"), Description( "The end color of Item " ) ]
57        public Color EndColor
58        ...{
59            get
60            ...{
61                return this.endColor;
62            }
63            set
64            ...{
65                this.endColor = value;
66            }
67        }
68        /**//// <summary>
69        /// Index of image of Draw
70        /// </summary>
71        [ Category("NecessaryOptions"), Description("select image of item displays"), Editor("System.Windows.Forms.Design.ImageIndexEditor, System.Design, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a", typeof(UITypeEditor)), TypeConverter(typeof(ImageIndexConverter)), Localizable(true), DefaultValue(-1)]
72        public int ImageIndex
73        ...{
74            get
75            ...{
76                if (((this.imageIndex != -1) && (this.imageList != null)) && (this.imageIndex >= this.imageList.Images.Count))
77                ...{
78                    return (this.imageList.Images.Count - 1);
79                }
80                return this.imageIndex;
81            }
82            set
83            ...{
84                if (value < -1)
85                ...{
86                    throw new Exception( "ERROR" );
87                }
88                if (this.imageIndex != value)
89                ...{
90                    this.imageIndex = value;
91                    base.Invalidate();
92                }
93            }
94        }
95
96        /**//// <summary>
97        /// Index of image that was selected
98        /// </summary>
99        [ Category("NecessaryOptions"), Description(" Index of image that item was selected"), Editor("System.Windows.Forms.Design.ImageIndexEditor, System.Design, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a", typeof(UITypeEditor)), TypeConverter(typeof(ImageIndexConverter)), Localizable(true), DefaultValue(-1)]
100        public int SelectImageIndex
101        ...{
102            get
103            ...{
104                if (((this.selectimageIndex != -1) && (this.imageList != null)) && (this.selectimageIndex >= this.imageList.Images.Count))
105                ...{
106                    return (this.imageList.Images.Count - 1);
107                }
108                return this.selectimageIndex;
109            }
110            set
111            ...{
112                if (value < -1)
113                ...{
114                    throw new Exception( "ERROR" );
115                }
116                if (this.selectimageIndex != value)
117                ...{
118                    this.selectimageIndex = value;
119                    base.Invalidate();
120                }
121            }
122        }
123
124        /**//// <summary>
125        /// the imageList of item
126        /// </summary>
127        [ Category("NecessaryOptions"), Description( "Image List  that will be display by item " ) ]
128        public ImageList MyImageList
129        ...{
130            get
131            ...{
132                return this.imageList;
133            }
134            set
135            ...{
136                this.imageList = value;
137            }
138        }
139        /**//// <summary>
140        /// Specify the mode of LinearGradient
141        /// </summary>
142        [ Category("NecessaryOptions"), Description( "The Mode of LinearFradient " ) ]
143        public LinearGradientMode LinearMode
144        ...{
145            get
146            ...{
147                return this.linearMode;
148            }
149            set
150            ...{
151                this.linearMode = value;
152            }
153        }
154        /**//// <summary>
155        /// Draw Item
156        /// </summary>
157        /// <param name="e"></param>
158        protected override void OnDrawItem(System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
159        ...{
160            if( this.MyImageList == null || this.Items.Count == 0 )
161            ...{
162                return;
163            }
164            Graphics g = e.Graphics;
165            LinearGradientBrush lgb = null;
166
167            //string str = this.Items[ e.Index ].ToString( );
168            //比较这两个语句，你会发现什么错误？
169            //对了，如果使用第一句，会造成绘制成：System.Data.DataRowView字样！！！！！！！！！！
170            //让你不知所措，甚至气急败坏。beacuse the item maybe not a  string！！！
171            string str = this.GetItemText( this.Items[ e.Index ] ); //从物理层面强行转换此对象为字符串类型
172
173
174            //取得一般情况下项目显示的图标
175            Image im = this.MyImageList.Images[ this.ImageIndex ];
176           
177            //取得将要绘制的字符串的长度
178            SizeF sizeString = g.MeasureString( str, this.Font );
179           
180            //取得图标的大小
181            Size sizeImage = new Size( im.Width, im.Height );
182
183            //设置将要绘制的图标的坐标
184            Point pImage = new Point( 3, e.Bounds.Height / 2 - im.Height / 2 + e.Bounds.Y  );
185
186            //设置将要绘制的字符串的坐标
187            Point pString = new Point( im.Width + 5, e.Bounds.Height /2 - ( int )sizeString.Height / 2 + e.Bounds.Y + 1 );
188
189            Rectangle rImage = new Rectangle(  pImage, sizeImage );
190            Rectangle rString = new Rectangle( pString, new Size( e.Bounds.Width - sizeImage.Width + 3, e.Bounds.Height ));
191            Rectangle rLgb = e.Bounds;
192            if( ( e.State & DrawItemState.Selected ) == DrawItemState.Selected )
193            ...{
194                lgb = new LinearGradientBrush( rLgb, this.StartColor, this.EndColor, this.LinearMode );
195                g.FillRectangle( lgb, rLgb );
196                g.DrawImage( this.MyImageList.Images[ this.SelectImageIndex ], rImage );
197                g.DrawString( str, this.Font, new SolidBrush( this.SelectColor ), rString );
198            }
199            else
200            ...{
201                g.FillRectangle( Brushes.White, rLgb );
202                g.DrawImage( im, rImage );
203                g.DrawString( str, this.Font, new SolidBrush( this.ForeColor ), rString );
204            }
205        }
206    }
207}
208 

 

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