Private Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)
' Create an instance of the ListBox.
Dim listBox1 As New ListBox()
' Set the size and location of the ListBox.
listBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 100)
listBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(10, 10)
' Add the ListBox to the form.
Me.Controls.Add(listBox1)
' Set the ListBox to display items in multiple columns.
listBox1.MultiColumn = True
' Set the selection mode to multiple and extended.
listBox1.SelectionMode = SelectionMode.MultiExtended
' Shutdown the painting of the ListBox as items are added.
listBox1.BeginUpdate()
' Loop through and add 50 items to the ListBox.
Dim x As Integer
For x = 1 To 50
listBox1.Items.Add("Item " & x.ToString())
Next x
' Allow the ListBox to repaint and display the new items.
listBox1.EndUpdate()
' Select three items from the ListBox.
listBox1.SetSelected(1, True)
listBox1.SetSelected(3, True)
listBox1.SetSelected(5, True)
' Display the second selected item in the ListBox to the console.
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(listBox1.SelectedItems(1).ToString())
' Display the index of the first selected item in the ListBox.
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(listBox1.SelectedIndices(0).ToString())
End Sub