Unable To Cast Object error when trying to populate ObjectListView control - vb.net

Question

I have downloaded the ObjectListView.dll and added it as a reference into my VB.NET application. I have added it to my toolbox and added an ObjectListView control to my form. However, when I try and populate it, I get the following error:
Unable to cast object of type 'System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem' to
type 'BrightIdeasSoftware.OLVListItem'
My code snippet looks like so:
lsvOverdueCalls.Items.Add(tempDT.Rows(0)("id").ToString)
lsvOverdueCalls.Items(0).SubItems.Add(tempDT.Rows(0)("summary").ToString)
lsvOverdueCalls.Items(0).SubItems.Add(tempDT.Rows(0)("first_name").ToString)
Unsure if I'm doing something wrong. My applicaton is compiled under the full version of dot.net 4.5, not the client version as advised.
Any help appreciated.
Update
I noticed I get the following error in my debugger window but ONLY when moving the mouse over a ListViewItem:
A first chance exception of type 'System.InvalidCastException'
occurred in ObjectListView.dll System.Transactions Critical: 0 :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/TraceCodes/System/ActivityTracing/2004/07/Reliability/Exception/UnhandledUnhandled
exceptionDrakeMon2.0.vshost.exeSystem.InvalidCastException,
mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089Unable to cast
object of type 'System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem' to type
'BrightIdeasSoftware.OLVListItem'. at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.GetItem(Int32 index) at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.LowLevelHitTest(Int32 x, Int32 y)
at BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.OlvHitTest(Int32 x, Int32 y)
at BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.BuildCellEvent(CellEventArgs
args, Point location) at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs e) at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseMove(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.ListView.WndProc(Message& m) at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd,
Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) at
System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG&
msg) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr
dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
System.Windows.Forms.Form.ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner) at
DrakeMon2.frmNewDashboard.ToolStripMenuItem2_Click(Object sender,
EventArgs e) in C:\Dropbox\VS Projects\DrakeMon v2.0\DrakeMon
v2.0\frmNewDashboard.vb:line 986 at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m,
MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd,
Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) at
System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG&
msg) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr
dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun()
at
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel()
at
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[]
commandLine) at DrakeMon2.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args) in
17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 81 at
System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[]
args) at
System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(ActivationContext
activationContext, String[] activationCustomData) at
Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssemblyDebugInZone()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext
executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean
preserveSyncCtx) at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext
executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean
preserveSyncCtx) at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext
executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at
System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()System.InvalidCastException:
Unable to cast object of type 'System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem' to
type 'BrightIdeasSoftware.OLVListItem'. at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.GetItem(Int32 index) at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.LowLevelHitTest(Int32 x, Int32 y)
at BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.OlvHitTest(Int32 x, Int32 y)
at BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.BuildCellEvent(CellEventArgs
args, Point location) at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs e) at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseMove(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.ListView.WndProc(Message& m) at
BrightIdeasSoftware.ObjectListView.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd,
Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) at
System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG&
msg) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr
dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
System.Windows.Forms.Form.ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner) at
DrakeMon2.frmNewDashboard.ToolStripMenuItem2_Click(Object sender,
EventArgs e) in C:\Dropbox\VS Projects\DrakeMon v2.0\DrakeMon
v2.0\frmNewDashboard.vb:line 986 at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m,
MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd,
Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) at
System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG&
msg) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr
dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32
reason, ApplicationContext context) at
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun()
at
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel()
at
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[]
commandLine) at DrakeMon2.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args) in
17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 81 at
System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[]
args) at
System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(ActivationContext
activationContext, String[] activationCustomData) at
Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssemblyDebugInZone()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext
executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean
preserveSyncCtx) at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext
executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean
preserveSyncCtx) at
System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext
executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at
System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
I'm assuming a threading issue, but I'm unsure why this control throws an error and a normal listview or even the BetterListView control doesn't. My form only contains this control and nothing else. And...like mentioned, it ONLY occurs if I try and move the mouse over a ListViewItem.
Thanks

Answer 1

You cannot do Add() on the ObjectListView like you do on a normal ListView. Instead, you need to call the SetObjects method on the ObjectListView instance, and pass it a list of items to add.
So in your case, create a List<Call> of the items to add (assuming your model is a Call class with id, summary and first_name fields, and then pass it on to the lsvOverdueCalls.SetObjects() like so.
var lstCalls = new List<Call>()
{
new Call() {
Id = tempDT.Rows(0)("id").ToString,
Summary = tempDT.Rows(0)("summary").ToString,
First_Name = tempDT.Rows(0)("first_name").ToString
}
};
lsvOverdueCalls.SetObjects(lstCalls);
And here's how your Call model should look like.
public class Call
{
public string Id { get; set; }
public string Summary { get; set; }
public string First_Name { get; set; }
}