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>>>Linq? :ListViewItem v = (ListViewItem) (from ListViewItem lvi in MyList where lvi.Text == e.Text select lvi).FirstOrDefault();
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>>>>Hi Viv, thanks for that , what I need is the index of the ListViewItem - but I can get it from the item - thanks again
>>>>int index = (int)(from ListViewItem lvi in MyList where lvi.Text == e.Text select lvi.Index).FirstOrDefault();
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>>>(will be 0 if not found)>>
>>0? If that's the case, how can you distinquish an index to the first item from one that's not found?
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>Duh. It's picking up the default int. Maybe:
int index = MyList.Where(i => i.Text == e.Text).Select(i => i.Index).DefaultIfEmpty(-999).FirstOrDefault();
but at that point it's not much of an improvement on the original
Regards,
Peter J. Kane
Pete 
