🔒 Closed Search and Remove Item in Listbox with LINQ [Tutorial 2]

[zackmark29]

Best method to search and remove item in listbox

quick demo:

CODE:

private void SearchAndRemoveItems(string searchString)
{
    listBox1.BeginUpdate();
    var item = listBox1.Items.Cast<string>().ToList().Where(x => x.Contains(searchString)).ToList(); //you can change x.Contains to x.Equals if you want specific and exact words only
    item.ForEach(listBox1.Items.Remove);
    item.ForEach(x => lblResult.Text = $"{x} has been removed");
    listBox1.EndUpdate();

    CountListBoxItems();
    textBox1.SelectAll();
}

private void CountListBoxItems()
{
     lblCount.Text = listBox1.Items.Count.ToString();
}

private void textBox1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter) {
    SearchAndRemoveItems(textBox1.Text);
    }
}