Immediate Solutions: Using the ImageList Class

As discussed in the In Depth section of this chapter, image lists, which are components and do not appear at run time, store images for use by various controls, including list views, tree views, toolbars, tab controls, checkboxes, buttons, radio buttons, and labels. Here is the class hierarchy of the ImageList component:

Object
   MarshalByRefObject
      Component
         ImageList

You can find the notable public properties of ImageList objects in Table 10.1, and the notable methods in Table 10.2.

Table 10.1: Noteworthy public properties of *ImageList* objects.
Property	Means
ColorDepth	Gets the color depth for this image list.
Handle	Gets the handle for this image list.
Images	Gets an ImageCollection object for this image list.
ImageSize	Gets/sets the image size for images in the list.
TransparentColor	Gets/sets the transparent color for this list.

Table 10.2: Noteworthy public methods of *ImageList* objects.
Method	Means
Draw	Draws the given image.