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title: "VirtualListView..::.ListItemBackgroundImage Property "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_VirtualListView_ListItemBackgroundImage.htm
product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
---

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# VirtualListView.ListItemBackgroundImage Property 
 
Gets/sets a background image drawn under each item.
 
**Namespace:** [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.WinControls](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill.WinControls (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.WinControls.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public Property ListItemBackgroundImage As Bitmap
```
 
```csharp
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public Bitmap ListItemBackgroundImage { get; set; }
```
 
### Property Value
 [Bitmap](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Bitmap.htm.md) object that represents a background image for each item.
 
## Remarks
  
Every new added item will be blended with the specified background image. If dimensions of the specified background image are not equal to the thumbnail dimensions (that are defined by the [ThumbnailSize](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_VirtualListView_ThumbnailSize.htm.md) property), the background image will be resized. Changes to the background image do not affect already created items.
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [VirtualListView Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_VirtualListView.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.WinControls Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls.htm.md)