# Better ListView Documentation

Better ListView: Ultimate .NET ListView replacement control for WinForms (C#, VB.NET)
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Introduction, Comparison
What this documentation covers; brief comparison to regular .NET ListView

Quick Start
Step-by-step tutorial for using Better ListView in your application

Background Image
Image on the control background, setting its layout and opacity

Check Boxes
Enabling two and three state check boxes on items

Collections
Working with collections of columns, items, sub-items, groups

Columns
Hiding, resizing and reordering column headers

Context Menus
Displaying context menus on the control, column headers, groups and items

Data Binding
Complex binding of custom list-based data to the control

Drag and Drop
Setting-up Drag and Drop functionality and effects

Embedded Controls
Custom item and sub-item editing controls

Empty Text
Displaying customized text on empty list

Focusing Elements
How items, sub-items and groups can be focused and how to detect focus changes

Groups
Working with item groups

Hit Test
Getting info for cursor position in the control

Insertion Mark
Specifying insertion mark location and apperance

Item Hierarchy
Setting-up tree-like item hierarchy (parent and child items), item indentation

Item Reordering
Changing item order automatically with Drag and Drop

Items
Working with ListView items

Label Editing
Inline editing of items and sub-items

Layout Properties
Element and element part sizes and padding, multi-line text, image border

Multi-line Items
Setting up items with multiple lines of text

Owner Drawing
Custom drawing over the control and its parts

Performance
Understanding Better ListView performance settings

Saving and Loading ListView Content
Storing and retrieving items and groups in binary or XML format

Searching Items
Item searching by typing or programmatically

Serialization
Overview of Better ListView serialization capabilities

Sorting Items
Ordering items with multiple columns and custom comparers

Sub-items
Working with sub-items which are attached under items

Text Formatting
Text alignment and trimming

Tooltips
Displaying customized tooltips on control and its parts

Views
Ways of displaying items, detecting view change

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