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Drag and drop ListBox
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Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms
public class ListBoxDragDrop
public Shared Sub Main
Application.Run(New Form1)
End Sub
End class
Public Class Form1
Private dragBounds As Rectangle
Private dragMethod As String
Private Sub ListBox1_DragEnter(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox1.DragEnter
' ----- Yes, we accept the items.
If (e.Data.GetDataPresent(ListBox2.SelectedItems. _
GetType()) = True) Then _
e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move
End Sub
Private Sub ListBox1_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox1.DragDrop
' ----- Accept the dropped items.
For Each oneItem As Object In _
e.Data.GetData(ListBox2.SelectedItems.GetType())
ListBox1.Items.Add(oneItem)
Next oneItem
End Sub
Private Sub ListBox1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox1.MouseDown, ListBox2.MouseDown
' ----- Prepare the draggable content.
If (CType(sender, ListBox).SelectedItems.Count = 0) Then Return
' ----- Don't start the drag yet. Wait until we move a
' certain amount.
dragBounds = New Rectangle(New Point(e.X - _
(SystemInformation.DragSize.Width / 2), _
e.Y - (SystemInformation.DragSize.Height / 2)), _
SystemInformation.DragSize)
If (sender Is ListBox1) Then
dragMethod = "1to2"
Else
dragMethod = "2to1"
End If
End Sub
Private Sub ListBox1_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox1.MouseMove
' ----- Ignore if not dragging from ListBox1.
If (dragMethod <> "1to2") Then Return
' ----- Have we left the drag boundary?
If (dragBounds.Contains(e.X, e.Y) = False) Then
' ----- Start the drag-and-drop operation.
If (ListBox1.DoDragDrop(ListBox1.SelectedItems, _
DragDropEffects.Move) = _
DragDropEffects.Move) Then
' ----- Successful move. Remove the items from
' this list.
Do While ListBox1.SelectedItems.Count > 0
ListBox1.Items.Remove(ListBox1.SelectedItems(0))
Loop
End If
dragMethod = ""
End If
End Sub
Private Sub ListBox1_MouseUp(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox1.MouseUp, ListBox2.MouseUp
' ----- End of drag-and-drop.
dragMethod = ""
End Sub
Private Sub ListBox2_DragEnter(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox2.DragEnter
' ----- Yes, we accept the items.
If (e.Data.GetDataPresent(ListBox1.SelectedItems. _
GetType()) = True) Then _
e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move
End Sub
Private Sub ListBox2_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox2.DragDrop
' ----- Accept the dropped items.
For Each oneItem As Object In _
e.Data.GetData(ListBox1.SelectedItems.GetType())
ListBox2.Items.Add(oneItem)
Next oneItem
End Sub
Private Sub ListBox2_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) _
Handles ListBox2.MouseMove
' ----- Ignore if not dragging from ListBox2.
If (dragMethod <> "2to1") Then Return
' ----- Have we left the drag boundary?
If (dragBounds.Contains(e.X, e.Y) = False) Then
' ----- Start the drag-and-drop operation.
If (ListBox2.DoDragDrop(ListBox2.SelectedItems, _
DragDropEffects.Move) = _
DragDropEffects.Move) Then
' ----- Successful move. Remove the items from
' this list.
Do While ListBox2.SelectedItems.Count > 0
ListBox2.Items.Remove(ListBox2.SelectedItems(0))
Loop
End If
dragMethod = ""
End If
End Sub
End Class
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
components.Dispose()
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.ListBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
Me.ListBox2 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'ListBox1
'
Me.ListBox1.AllowDrop = True
Me.ListBox1.FormattingEnabled = True
Me.ListBox1.Items.AddRange(New Object() {"One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six"})
Me.ListBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
Me.ListBox1.Name = "ListBox1"
Me.ListBox1.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended
Me.ListBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(192, 95)
Me.ListBox1.TabIndex = 0
'
'ListBox2
'
Me.ListBox2.AllowDrop = True
Me.ListBox2.FormattingEnabled = True
Me.ListBox2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(208, 8)
Me.ListBox2.Name = "ListBox2"
Me.ListBox2.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended
Me.ListBox2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(192, 95)
Me.ListBox2.TabIndex = 1
'
'Form1
'
Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(408, 112)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.ListBox2)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.ListBox1)
Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle
Me.MaximizeBox = False
Me.Name = "Form1"
Me.Text = "ListBox Drag-and-Drop"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
End Sub
Friend WithEvents ListBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
Friend WithEvents ListBox2 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
End Class
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