Fill XML data to ListBox

   
 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Xml;

class Form1 : Form {
    public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void buttonLoopThroughDocument_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        listBoxXmlNodes.Items.Clear();

        XmlDocument document = new XmlDocument();
        document.Load("Books.xml");
        RecurseXmlDocument((XmlNode)document.DocumentElement, 0);
    }

    private void RecurseXmlDocument(XmlNode root, int indent) {
        if (root == null)
            return;

        if (root is XmlElement){
            listBoxXmlNodes.Items.Add(root.Name.PadLeft(root.Name.Length + indent));
            if (root.HasChildNodes)
                RecurseXmlDocument(root.FirstChild, indent + 2);
            if (root.NextSibling != null)
                RecurseXmlDocument(root.NextSibling, indent);
        } else if (root is XmlText) {
            string text = ((XmlText)root).Value;
            listBoxXmlNodes.Items.Add(text.PadLeft(text.Length + indent));
        } else if (root is XmlComment) {
            string text = root.Value;
            listBoxXmlNodes.Items.Add(text.PadLeft(text.Length + indent));
            if (root.HasChildNodes)
                RecurseXmlDocument(root.FirstChild, indent + 2);

            if (root.NextSibling != null)
                RecurseXmlDocument(root.NextSibling, indent);
        }
    }

    private void buttonCreateNode_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        XmlDocument document = new XmlDocument();
        document.Load("Books.xml");

        XmlElement root = document.DocumentElement;

        XmlElement newBook = document.CreateElement("book");
        XmlElement newTitle = document.CreateElement("title");
        XmlElement newAuthor = document.CreateElement("author");
        XmlElement newCode = document.CreateElement("code");
        XmlText title = document.CreateTextNode("C#");
        XmlText author = document.CreateTextNode("AAA");
        XmlText code = document.CreateTextNode("1234567890");
        XmlComment comment = document.CreateComment("comment");

        newBook.AppendChild(comment);
        newBook.AppendChild(newTitle);
        newBook.AppendChild(newAuthor);
        newBook.AppendChild(newCode);
        newTitle.AppendChild(title);
        newAuthor.AppendChild(author);
        newCode.AppendChild(code);
        root.InsertAfter(newBook, root.FirstChild);

        document.Save("Books.xml");
    }

    private void buttonDeleteNode_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        XmlDocument document = new XmlDocument();
        document.Load("Books.xml");

        XmlElement root = document.DocumentElement;

        if (root.HasChildNodes) {
            XmlNode book = root.LastChild;
            root.RemoveChild(book);
            document.Save("Books.xml");
        }
    }

    private void buttonSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        XmlDocument document = new XmlDocument();
        document.Load("Books.xml");

        XmlElement root = document.DocumentElement;

        XmlNodeList nodeList = root.SelectNodes("//book[@pages='1000']");
        foreach (XmlNode n in nodeList) {
            MessageBox.Show(n.InnerText);
        }
    }
    private void InitializeComponent() {
        this.buttonLoopThroughDocument = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.listBoxXmlNodes = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
        this.buttonCreateNode = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.buttonDeleteNode = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.buttonSelect = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // buttonLoopThroughDocument
        // 
        this.buttonLoopThroughDocument.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.buttonLoopThroughDocument.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(444, 13);
        this.buttonLoopThroughDocument.Name = "buttonLoopThroughDocument";
        this.buttonLoopThroughDocument.TabIndex = 0;
        this.buttonLoopThroughDocument.Text = "Loop";
        this.buttonLoopThroughDocument.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonLoopThroughDocument_Click);
        // 
        // listBoxXmlNodes
        // 
        this.listBoxXmlNodes.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.listBoxXmlNodes.FormattingEnabled = true;
        this.listBoxXmlNodes.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 13);
        this.listBoxXmlNodes.Name = "listBoxXmlNodes";
        this.listBoxXmlNodes.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(424, 225);
        this.listBoxXmlNodes.TabIndex = 1;
        // 
        // buttonCreateNode
        // 
        this.buttonCreateNode.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.buttonCreateNode.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(444, 43);
        this.buttonCreateNode.Name = "buttonCreateNode";
        this.buttonCreateNode.TabIndex = 2;
        this.buttonCreateNode.Text = "Create Node";
        this.buttonCreateNode.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonCreateNode_Click);
        // 
        // buttonDeleteNode
        // 
        this.buttonDeleteNode.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.buttonDeleteNode.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(444, 73);
        this.buttonDeleteNode.Name = "buttonDeleteNode";
        this.buttonDeleteNode.TabIndex = 3;
        this.buttonDeleteNode.Text = "Delete Node";
        this.buttonDeleteNode.Visible = false;
        this.buttonDeleteNode.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonDeleteNode_Click);
        // 
        // buttonSelect
        // 
        this.buttonSelect.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
        this.buttonSelect.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(444, 103);
        this.buttonSelect.Name = "buttonSelect";
        this.buttonSelect.TabIndex = 4;
        this.buttonSelect.Text = "Select";
        this.buttonSelect.Visible = false;
        this.buttonSelect.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonSelect_Click);
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(531, 250);
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonSelect);
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonDeleteNode);
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonCreateNode);
        this.Controls.Add(this.listBoxXmlNodes);
        this.Controls.Add(this.buttonLoopThroughDocument);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "Xml Nodes";
        this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }



    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonLoopThroughDocument;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBoxXmlNodes;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonCreateNode;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonDeleteNode;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonSelect;
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }

}

    


Windows Explorer-Like Program: extends ListView

using System;
using System.Diagnostics; // For Process.Start
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class FileListView : ListView {
string strDirectory;

public FileListView() {
View = View.Details;

ImageList imglst = new ImageList();
imglst.Images.Add(new Bitmap(GetType(), “DOC.BMP”));
imglst.Images.Add(new Bitmap(GetType(), “EXE.BMP”));

SmallImageList = imglst;
LargeImageList = imglst;

Columns.Add(“Name”, 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
Columns.Add(“Size”, 100, HorizontalAlignment.Right);
Columns.Add(“Modified”, 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
Columns.Add(“Attribute”, 100, HorizontalAlignment.Left);
}
public void ShowFiles(string strDirectory) {
this.strDirectory = strDirectory;

Items.Clear();
DirectoryInfo dirinfo = new DirectoryInfo(strDirectory);
FileInfo[] afileinfo;

try {
afileinfo = dirinfo.GetFiles();
} catch {
return;
}

foreach (FileInfo fi in afileinfo) {
ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem(fi.Name);

if (Path.GetExtension(fi.Name).ToUpper() == “.EXE”)
lvi.ImageIndex = 1;
else
lvi.ImageIndex = 0;

lvi.SubItems.Add(fi.Length.ToString(“N0”));
lvi.SubItems.Add(fi.LastWriteTime.ToString());

string strAttr = “”;

if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.Archive) != 0)
strAttr += “A”;

if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) != 0)
strAttr += “H”;

if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) != 0)
strAttr += “R”;

if ((fi.Attributes & FileAttributes.System) != 0)
strAttr += “S”;

lvi.SubItems.Add(strAttr);

Items.Add(lvi);
}
}
protected override void OnItemActivate(EventArgs ea) {
base.OnItemActivate(ea);

foreach (ListViewItem lvi in SelectedItems) {
try {
Process.Start(Path.Combine(strDirectory, lvi.Text));
} catch {
continue;
}
}
}
}

class ExplorerLike : Form {
FileListView filelist;
MenuItemView mivChecked;

public static void Main() {
Application.Run(new ExplorerLike());
}
public ExplorerLike() {
BackColor = SystemColors.Window;
ForeColor = SystemColors.WindowText;

filelist = new FileListView();
filelist.Parent = this;
filelist.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

Splitter split = new Splitter();
split.Parent = this;
split.Dock = DockStyle.Left;
split.BackColor = SystemColors.Control;

Menu = new MainMenu();
Menu.MenuItems.Add(“&View”);

string[] astrView = { “Lar&ge Icons”, “S&mall Icons”,
“&List”, “&Details” };
View[] aview = { View.LargeIcon, View.SmallIcon,
View.List, View.Details };
EventHandler eh = new EventHandler(MenuOnView);

for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { MenuItemView miv = new MenuItemView(); miv.Text = astrView[i]; miv.View = aview[i]; miv.RadioCheck = true; miv.Click += eh; if (i == 3) // Default == View.Details { mivChecked = miv; mivChecked.Checked = true; filelist.View = mivChecked.View; } Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add(miv); } Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add("-"); MenuItem mi = new MenuItem("&Refresh", new EventHandler(MenuOnRefresh), Shortcut.F5); Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add(mi); } void DirectoryTreeViewOnAfterSelect(object obj, TreeViewEventArgs tvea) { filelist.ShowFiles(tvea.Node.FullPath); } void MenuOnView(object obj, EventArgs ea) { mivChecked.Checked = false; mivChecked = (MenuItemView)obj; mivChecked.Checked = true; filelist.View = mivChecked.View; } void MenuOnRefresh(object obj, EventArgs ea) { } } class MenuItemView : MenuItem { public View View; } [/csharp]

Editable Binding



   

/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald

Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace ADO.NET_Binding
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for EditableBinding.
    /// </summary>
    public class EditableBinding : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label4;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox GroupBox1;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label3;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label2;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtModelName;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtDescription;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtUnitCost;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtModelNumber;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox cboModelName;
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

        public EditableBinding()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();

            //
            // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
            //
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            if( disposing )
            {
                if(components != null)
                {
                    components.Dispose();
                }
            }
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }

        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.Label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.GroupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
            this.Label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.Label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.txtModelName = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.txtDescription = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.txtUnitCost = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.txtModelNumber = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.cboModelName = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // Label4
            // 
            this.Label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 17);
            this.Label4.Name = "Label4";
            this.Label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(88, 16);
            this.Label4.TabIndex = 20;
            this.Label4.Text = "Select a Record:";
            // 
            // GroupBox1
            // 
            this.GroupBox1.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.GroupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                                    this.Label3,
                                                                                    this.Label2,
                                                                                    this.Label1,
                                                                                    this.txtModelName,
                                                                                    this.txtDescription,
                                                                                    this.txtUnitCost,
                                                                                    this.txtModelNumber});
            this.GroupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 53);
            this.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1";
            this.GroupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 252);
            this.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 19;
            this.GroupBox1.TabStop = false;
            // 
            // Label3
            // 
            this.Label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(220, 56);
            this.Label3.Name = "Label3";
            this.Label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(36, 16);
            this.Label3.TabIndex = 18;
            this.Label3.Text = "Cost:";
            // 
            // Label2
            // 
            this.Label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 56);
            this.Label2.Name = "Label2";
            this.Label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(52, 16);
            this.Label2.TabIndex = 17;
            this.Label2.Text = "Model:";
            // 
            // Label1
            // 
            this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 28);
            this.Label1.Name = "Label1";
            this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(52, 16);
            this.Label1.TabIndex = 16;
            this.Label1.Text = "Name:";
            // 
            // txtModelName
            // 
            this.txtModelName.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(68, 24);
            this.txtModelName.Name = "txtModelName";
            this.txtModelName.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(316, 21);
            this.txtModelName.TabIndex = 15;
            this.txtModelName.Text = "";
            // 
            // txtDescription
            // 
            this.txtDescription.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 92);
            this.txtDescription.Multiline = true;
            this.txtDescription.Name = "txtDescription";
            this.txtDescription.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(372, 116);
            this.txtDescription.TabIndex = 14;
            this.txtDescription.Text = "";
            // 
            // txtUnitCost
            // 
            this.txtUnitCost.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(256, 52);
            this.txtUnitCost.Name = "txtUnitCost";
            this.txtUnitCost.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 21);
            this.txtUnitCost.TabIndex = 13;
            this.txtUnitCost.Text = "";
            // 
            // txtModelNumber
            // 
            this.txtModelNumber.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(68, 52);
            this.txtModelNumber.Name = "txtModelNumber";
            this.txtModelNumber.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 21);
            this.txtModelNumber.TabIndex = 12;
            this.txtModelNumber.Text = "";
            // 
            // cboModelName
            // 
            this.cboModelName.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
            this.cboModelName.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 13);
            this.cboModelName.Name = "cboModelName";
            this.cboModelName.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(308, 21);
            this.cboModelName.TabIndex = 18;
            // 
            // EditableBinding
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 14);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(432, 318);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.Label4,
                                                                          this.GroupBox1,
                                                                          this.cboModelName});
            this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
            this.Name = "EditableBinding";
            this.Text = "EditableBinding";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.EditableBinding_Load);
            this.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);

        }
        #endregion

        private void EditableBinding_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            DataSet dsStore = new DataSet();
            dsStore.ReadXmlSchema(Application.StartupPath + "store.xsd");
            dsStore.ReadXml(Application.StartupPath + "store.xml");

            cboModelName.DataSource = dsStore.Tables["Products"];
            cboModelName.DisplayMember = "ModelName";

            txtModelName.DataBindings.Add("Text", dsStore.Tables["Products"], "ModelName");
            txtModelNumber.DataBindings.Add("Text", dsStore.Tables["Products"], "ModelNumber");
            txtUnitCost.DataBindings.Add("Text", dsStore.Tables["Products"], "UnitCost");
            txtDescription.DataBindings.Add("Text", dsStore.Tables["Products"], "Description");

        }
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new EditableBinding());
        }
    }
}


           
          


ADO.NETBinding.zip( 76 k)

Add new item to ListBox (text from TextBox)


   


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox displayListBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox inputTextBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button removeButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button clearButton;
      
      public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

      private void addButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        displayListBox.Items.Add( inputTextBox.Text );
        inputTextBox.Clear();
      } 
      private void removeButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        if ( displayListBox.SelectedIndex != -1 )
          displayListBox.Items.RemoveAt( displayListBox.SelectedIndex );
      }

      private void clearButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
         displayListBox.Items.Clear();
      }

      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.displayListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
         this.inputTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
         this.addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.removeButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.clearButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // displayListBox
         // 
         this.displayListBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
         this.displayListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 12);
         this.displayListBox.Name = "displayListBox";
         this.displayListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 238);
         this.displayListBox.TabIndex = 0;
         // 
         // inputTextBox
         // 
         this.inputTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 12);
         this.inputTextBox.Name = "inputTextBox";
         this.inputTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
         this.inputTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
         // 
         // addButton
         // 
         this.addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 56);
         this.addButton.Name = "addButton";
         this.addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.addButton.TabIndex = 2;
         this.addButton.Text = "Add";
         this.addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
         // 
         // removeButton
         // 
         this.removeButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 109);
         this.removeButton.Name = "removeButton";
         this.removeButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.removeButton.TabIndex = 3;
         this.removeButton.Text = "Remove";
         this.removeButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.removeButton_Click);
         // 
         // clearButton
         // 
         this.clearButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 165);
         this.clearButton.Name = "clearButton";
         this.clearButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.clearButton.TabIndex = 4;
         this.clearButton.Text = "Clear";
         this.clearButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.clearButton_Click);
         // ListBoxTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(263, 268);
         this.Controls.Add(this.clearButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.removeButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.addButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.inputTextBox);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayListBox);
         this.Name = "ListBoxTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListBoxTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();

      }

      [STAThread]
      static void Main()
      {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
    }

}


           
          


Remove item if one is selected from ListBox


   


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox displayListBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox inputTextBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button removeButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button clearButton;
      
      public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

      private void addButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        displayListBox.Items.Add( inputTextBox.Text );
        inputTextBox.Clear();
      } 
      private void removeButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        if ( displayListBox.SelectedIndex != -1 )
          displayListBox.Items.RemoveAt( displayListBox.SelectedIndex );
      }

      private void clearButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
         displayListBox.Items.Clear();
      }

      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.displayListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
         this.inputTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
         this.addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.removeButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.clearButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // displayListBox
         // 
         this.displayListBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
         this.displayListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 12);
         this.displayListBox.Name = "displayListBox";
         this.displayListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 238);
         this.displayListBox.TabIndex = 0;
         // 
         // inputTextBox
         // 
         this.inputTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 12);
         this.inputTextBox.Name = "inputTextBox";
         this.inputTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
         this.inputTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
         // 
         // addButton
         // 
         this.addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 56);
         this.addButton.Name = "addButton";
         this.addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.addButton.TabIndex = 2;
         this.addButton.Text = "Add";
         this.addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
         // 
         // removeButton
         // 
         this.removeButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 109);
         this.removeButton.Name = "removeButton";
         this.removeButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.removeButton.TabIndex = 3;
         this.removeButton.Text = "Remove";
         this.removeButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.removeButton_Click);
         // 
         // clearButton
         // 
         this.clearButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 165);
         this.clearButton.Name = "clearButton";
         this.clearButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.clearButton.TabIndex = 4;
         this.clearButton.Text = "Clear";
         this.clearButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.clearButton_Click);
         // ListBoxTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(263, 268);
         this.Controls.Add(this.clearButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.removeButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.addButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.inputTextBox);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayListBox);
         this.Name = "ListBoxTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListBoxTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();

      }

      [STAThread]
      static void Main()
      {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
    }

}


           
          


Clear all items in a ListBox


   

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Form1 : Form
{
      private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox displayListBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox inputTextBox;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button removeButton;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Button clearButton;
      
      public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

      private void addButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        displayListBox.Items.Add( inputTextBox.Text );
        inputTextBox.Clear();
      } 
      private void removeButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
        if ( displayListBox.SelectedIndex != -1 )
          displayListBox.Items.RemoveAt( displayListBox.SelectedIndex );
      }

      private void clearButton_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
      {
         displayListBox.Items.Clear();
      }

      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.displayListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
         this.inputTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
         this.addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.removeButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.clearButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
         this.SuspendLayout();
         // 
         // displayListBox
         // 
         this.displayListBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
         this.displayListBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 12);
         this.displayListBox.Name = "displayListBox";
         this.displayListBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 238);
         this.displayListBox.TabIndex = 0;
         // 
         // inputTextBox
         // 
         this.inputTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 12);
         this.inputTextBox.Name = "inputTextBox";
         this.inputTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
         this.inputTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
         // 
         // addButton
         // 
         this.addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 56);
         this.addButton.Name = "addButton";
         this.addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.addButton.TabIndex = 2;
         this.addButton.Text = "Add";
         this.addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
         // 
         // removeButton
         // 
         this.removeButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 109);
         this.removeButton.Name = "removeButton";
         this.removeButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.removeButton.TabIndex = 3;
         this.removeButton.Text = "Remove";
         this.removeButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.removeButton_Click);
         // 
         // clearButton
         // 
         this.clearButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(149, 165);
         this.clearButton.Name = "clearButton";
         this.clearButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 36);
         this.clearButton.TabIndex = 4;
         this.clearButton.Text = "Clear";
         this.clearButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.clearButton_Click);
         // ListBoxTestForm
         // 
         this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
         this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(263, 268);
         this.Controls.Add(this.clearButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.removeButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.addButton);
         this.Controls.Add(this.inputTextBox);
         this.Controls.Add(this.displayListBox);
         this.Name = "ListBoxTestForm";
         this.Text = "ListBoxTest";
         this.ResumeLayout(false);
         this.PerformLayout();

      }

      [STAThread]
      static void Main()
      {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
    }

}



           
          


ListBox selected Item changed event


   

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Form1 : Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox lstCustomers;
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("A", "B", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-10)));
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("C", "D", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-100)));
    lstCustomers.Items.Add(new Customer("F", "G", DateTime.Now.AddDays(-500)));

  }
  private void lstCustomers_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    Customer cust = (Customer)lstCustomers.SelectedItem;
    MessageBox.Show("Birth Date: " + cust.BirthDate.ToShortDateString());
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lstCustomers = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lstCustomers
    // 
    this.lstCustomers.FormattingEnabled = true;
    this.lstCustomers.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
    this.lstCustomers.Name = "lstCustomers";
    this.lstCustomers.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 95);
    this.lstCustomers.TabIndex = 0;
    this.lstCustomers.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.lstCustomers_SelectedIndexChanged);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
    this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(308, 230);
    this.Controls.Add(this.lstCustomers);
    this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.ResumeLayout(false);

  }


  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }

}
public class Customer
{
  public string FirstName;
  public string LastName;
  public DateTime BirthDate;

  public Customer() { }

  public Customer(string firstName, string lastName, DateTime birthDate)
  {
    FirstName = firstName;
    LastName = lastName;
    BirthDate = birthDate;
  }

  public override string ToString()
  {
    return FirstName + " " + LastName;
  }
}