C# ListBox.DrawMode disappeared

Question

Probably a simple question, but still a mystery:

Error: 'System.Windows.Forms.ListBox' does not contain a definition for 'DrawMode' ...

How is this possible? Yesterday I tinkered with DrawMode and made a great listbox. Now in the same Visual Studio 2008 environment, but different project, this error. ListBox.SelectedItem etc is available, why not .DrawMode ??? I do have 'using System.Windows.Forms;' in my source.

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OK This is what I found in the microsoft manual:

The .NET Compact Framework does not support the DrawMode, DrawItem, and other drawing members for list box and other controls, but you can program that functionality.

I am back into programming.

Answer 1

You have probably created the wrong kind of project.

For example, System.Windows.Controls.ListBox doesn't contain a DrawMode property.

Answer 2

You probably confused System.Windows.Forms.ListBox from windows forms with the one from asp.net webforms System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListBox or the one of WPF System.Windows.Controls.ListBox (which both do not have that property).