Select item programmatically in WPF ListView

Question

I\'m unable to figure out how to select an item programmatically in a ListView.

I\'m attempting to use the listview\'s ItemContainerGenerator, but it just doesn\'t s

Answer 1

In case you are not working with Bindings, this could also be a solution, just find the items in the source and add them to the SelectedItems property of your listview:

 lstRoomLights.ItemsSource = RoomLights;
 var selectedItems = RoomLights.Where(rl => rl.Name.Contains("foo")).ToList();
 selectedItems.ForEach(i => lstRoomLights.SelectedItems.Add(i));