If one of the classic appearances is used, the TListViewItem.ImageIndex property can be set. This is illustrated on the first Tab. Likewise, a LiveBindings link can be drawn directly to an Item.ImageIndex field for a similar effect.
When using a dynamic appearance, there can be more than one image and TListView performs no implicit actions on the items. It would be possible to hook up an OnUpdateObjects event and set the ImageIndex property of individual drawable objects. However, there is an easier way of doing that. When data members that correspond to TListItemImage objects are assigned an integer, it is interpreted as the ImageIndex. The second pair of tabs illustrates that.
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