Adding a select all shortcut (Ctrl + A) to a .net listview?

Question

Like the subject says I have a listview, and I wanted to add the Ctrl + A select all shortcut to it. My first problem is that I can\'t figure out how

Answer 1

The first solution won't work if user releases the Ctrl key first.

You should use the KeyDown event instead:

private void listView1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.A && e.Control)
    {
        listView1.MultiSelect = true;
        foreach (ListViewItem item in listView1.Items)
        {
            item.Selected = true;
        }
    }
}