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Items object

The Items object contains a collection of items. Each item is identified by a handle HITEM. The HITEM is of long type. Each item contains a collection of cells. The number of cells is determined by the number of Column objects into control. To access the Items collection use Items property of the Control. Using the Items collection you can add, remove or change the control items. The Items collection can be organized as a hierarchy or as a simple list. The Items object supports the following properties and methods:

		Name	Description
		AcceptSetParent	Retrieves a value indicating whether the SetParent method can be accomplished.
		AddItem	Adds a new item, and returns a handle to the newly created item.
		CellBackColor	Retrieves or sets the cell's background color.
		CellBold	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the cell's caption should appear in bold.
		CellCaption	Retrieves or sets the text displayed on a specific cell.
		CellCaptionFormat	Specifies how the cell's caption is displayed.
		CellChecked	Retrieves the cell's handle that is checked on a specific radio group.
		CellData	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates an extra data for a specific cell.
		CellEnabled	Returns or sets a value that determines whether a cell can respond to user-generated events.
		CellFont	Retrieves or sets the cell's font.
		CellForeColor	Retrieves or sets the cell's foreground color.
		CellHAlignment	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the alignment of the cell's caption.
		CellHasButton	Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the cell has associated a push button.
		CellHasCheckBox	Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the cell has associated a checkbox.
		CellHasRadioButton	Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the cell has associated a radio button.
		CellImage	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the index of cell's image into Images collection.
		CellImages	Specifies an additional list of icons shown in the cell.
		CellItalic	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the cell's caption should appear in italic.
		CellItem	Retrieves the handle of item that is the owner of a specific cell.
		CellMerge	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the index of the cell that's merged to.
		CellOwnerDraw	Specifies the cell's owner draw handler.
		CellPicture	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the Picture object displayed by the cell.
		CellPictureHeight	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the height of the cell's picture.
		CellPictureWidth	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the width of the cell's picture.
		CellRadioGroup	Retrieves or sets a value indicating the radio group where the cell is contained.
		CellSingleLine	Retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the cell's caption is painted using one or more lines.
		CellState	Retrieves or sets the cell's state. Has effect only for cells of radio or check type.
		CellStrikeOut	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the cell's caption should appear in strikeout.
		CellToolTip	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the cell's tooltip.
		CellUnderline	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the cell's caption is underlined.
		CellVAlignment	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates how the cell's caption is vertically aligned.
		ChildCount	Retrieves the number of children items.
		ClearCellBackColor	Clears the cell's background color.
		ClearCellForeColor	Clears the cell's foreground color.
		ClearCellHAlignment	Clears the cell's alignment.
		ClearItemBackColor	Clears the item's background color.
		ClearItemForeColor	Clears the item's foreground color.
		DefaultItem	Retrieves or sets the default item's handle.
		EnableItem	Returns or sets a value that determines whether a item can respond to user-generated events.
		EnsureVisibleItem	Ensures the given item is in the visible client area.
		ExpandItem	Expands, or collapses, the child items of the specified item.
		FindItem	Finds an item, looking for Caption in ColIndex column. The searching starts at StartIndex item.
		FindPath	Finds the item, given its path. The control searches the path on the SearchColumnIndex column.
		FirstVisibleItem	Retrieves the handle of the first visible item into control.
		FocusItem	Retrieves the handle of item that has the focus.
		FullPath	Returns the fully qualified path of the referenced item in the control. The caption is taken from the column SearchColumnIndex.
		InsertItem	Inserts a new item, and returns a handle to the newly created item.
		IsItemLocked	Returns a value that indicates whether the item is locked or unlocked.
		IsItemVisible	Checks if the specific item is in the visible client area.
		ItemAllowSizing	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether a user can resize the item at run-time.
		ItemBackColor	Retrieves or sets a background color for a specific item.
		ItemBold	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the item should appear in bold.
		ItemByIndex	Retrieves the handle of the item given its index in Items collection..
		ItemCell	Retrieves a value that indicates the cell's handle based on a specific column.
		ItemChild	Retrieves the child of a specified item.
		ItemCount	Retrieves the number of items.
		ItemData	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates an extra data for a specific item.
		ItemDivider	Specifies whether the item acts like a divider item. The value indicates the index of column used to define the divider's title.
		ItemDividerLine	Defines the type of line in the divider item.
		ItemDividerLineAlignment	Specifies the alignment of the line in the divider item.
		ItemFont	Retrieves or sets the item's font.
		ItemForeColor	Retrieves or sets a foreground color for a specific item.
		ItemHasChildren	Adds an expand button to left side of the item even if the item has no child items.
		ItemHeight	Retrieves or sets the item's height.
		ItemItalic	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the item should appear in italic.
		ItemMaxHeight	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the maximum height when the item's height is variable.
		ItemParent	Returns the handle of the item's parent item.
		ItemPosition	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the item's position in the children list.
		ItemStrikeOut	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the item should appear in strikeout.
		ItemToIndex	Retrieves the index of item into Items collection given its handle.
		ItemUnderline	Retrieves or sets a value that specifies whether the item is underlined.
		LastVisibleItem	Retrieves the handle of the last visible item.
		LockedItem	Retrieves the handle of the locked item.
		LockedItemCount	Specifies the number of items fixed on the top or bottom side of the control.
		MergeCells	Merges a list of cells.
		NextSiblingItem	Retrieves the next sibling of the item in the parent's child list.
		NextVisibleItem	Retrieves the handle of next visible item.
		PathSeparator	Returns or sets the delimiter character used for the path returned by the FullPath property.
		PrevSiblingItem	Retrieves the previous sibling of the item in the parent's child list.
		PrevVisibleItem	Retrieves the handle of previous visible item.
		RemoveAllItems	Removes all items from the control.
		RemoveItem	Removes a specific item.
		RootCount	Retrieves the number of root objects into Items collection.
		RootItem	Retrieves the handle of the root item giving its index into the root items collection.
		SelectableItem	Specifies whether the user can select the item.
		SelectCount	Retrieves the count of selected items.
		SelectedItem	Retrieves the selected item's handle given its index into the selected items collection.
		SelectItem	Selects or unselects a specific item.
		SetParent	Changes the parent of the given item.
		SortChildren	Sorts the child items of the given parent item in the control. SortChildren will not recurse through the tree, only the immediate children of Item will be sorted.
		UnmergeCells	Unmerges a list of cells.
		VisibleCount	Retrieves the number of visible items.