How to highlight in red the fourth item in each row of list box, only if value lower than 5, using VB?

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I am saving stock details including product ID,product name,price and quantity into a text file and then displaying this information in a list box, each row consists of the details I've listed above. Now my aim is to highlight in red the quantity of the product only if the value is below 5, so the user knows when they need to re-stock, the problem is I've no idea on how to do this. Does anyone got any suggestions? Thank you for your time.

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I have tried looking online for other solutions but it does not seem to match my requirements.

Posted 16-Feb-18 4:42am

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Updated 16-Feb-18 9:53am

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Ralf Meier · Answer 1 · 2018-02-16T09:53:00

Solution 1

You need to build up your own customized Listbox which has this Behaviour.
One possible sample could be this :
Owner drawn ListBox[^]

Posted 16-Feb-18 9:53am

Ralf Meier