listView.layout itemInfo function

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to create a listview like this..

I was reading the winjs listview walk-through (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh781224.aspx ),

Under the "Cell-spanning view" section near the bottom of the page, the author explains how to create variable-sized items.

 

The ListView determines the size of an item using:
-The itemInfo function, if it was supplied.
-Otherwise, the size of the element returned by the rendering function. 

However, there doesn't seem to be any information on the itemInfo function.. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh758348.aspx )

Does anybody have information on this function? 

Answer 1

This looks more like a split view, however you can create a listview with a render function.  See  this documentation:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/Hh781224.aspx

-Jeff

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Jeff Sanders (MSFT)

Answer 2

That's the same documentation link that I posted, and a splitview cannot accomplish what I'm trying to do.

I found the answer in the samples. In case anyone else wants to know, check out the sample "HTML ListView item templates sample" and see example 4

EDIT: I'm still curious about what itemInfo does.. I'd love to see some more documentation

Answer 3

Yup, that is one that I often suggest.  It is amazing that you can find almost anything you need in those samples!

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Jeff Sanders (MSFT)