Question

I could not find any remarks on MSDN ListView.Groups Property that empty ListViewGroup will be hidden. Is it by design, or I am missing something? My sample code below will show only “group 2” with item “item1”.

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
      Handles MyBase.Load
    '
    Dim gr = New ListViewGroup("group 1")
    ListView1.Groups.Add(gr)
    '
    Dim gr2 = New ListViewGroup("group 2")
    ListView1.Groups.Add(gr2)
    '
    Dim lvi As New ListViewItem("item1")
    ListView1.Items.Add(lvi)
    '
    gr2.Items.Add(lvi)
End Sub

Updated:
Is there are any way to show ListViewGroup without adding dummy item

For now the only workaround idea I have is to use collapsible listview (Vista and up)

Answer 1

Is not possible by Microsoft design.
Look at this discussion on social.msdn.microsoft.com.
Don’t be fooled by title. It talks about empty groups.