How Can I Keep A C# Listview Control with Check Boxes from "Checking" on Row Selection?

Question

Environment

• Windows XP x32 Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
• Honeywell Dolphin 9500 running Windows Mobile 2003 (Pocket PC 2003) With built in Barcode scanner and B&W camera Using their SDK located here.
• .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 and .NET Framework 1.1
• Using VC#

Goal

I have a ListView control with CheckBoxes = true and View = Details on a form but I don't want the check boxes to be "checkable" by the user. I am using it for a status display of record completion. I do, however, want to use the event handler function to check the box via code (i.e. on record completion: lvMeters_ItemCheck(null, null);).

Problem

I have disabled checking the box itself (I think, the touch screen isn't real precise on this device). However, when selecting a row (I have FullRowSelect = true), the control often checks the checkbox and the event handler doesn't seem to be getting called.

Things I have Tried

I tried to basically undo the action in the event handler:

private void lvMeters_ItemCheck(object sender, ItemCheckEventArgs e)
{
    if (sender is ListView)
    {
        if (e.CurrentValue == CheckState.Checked)
            lvMeters.Items[e.Index].Checked = true;
        else
            lvMeters.Items[e.Index].Checked = false;
    }
    else if (e.CurrentValue == CheckState.Checked)
        lvMeters.Items[e.Index].Checked = false;
    else
        lvMeters.Items[e.Index].Checked = true;
}

The problem is the above handler doesn't get called on a listview select, nor does the SelectedItemChanged event handler call this event handler but it's still checking the box on select. It does get called when checking the box itself.

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I'm A Novice

So please feel free to tell me I am doing this completely wrong and should do the entire thing differently.

Answer 1

Sigh...I somehow managed to remove the event handler from the control when muddling with the designer. I checked at some point and it was still there but at that point I actually did have a logic/code problem.

Thanks for your answers :/