[c#] How to select an item in a ListView programmatically?

I'm trying to select the first item in a ListView programmatically, but it doesn't appear to have been selected. I am using the following code:

if (listView1.Items.Count > 0)
    listView1.Items[0].Selected = true;

Actually I've had this problem before but I can't remember how I managed to solve it!

I think that the problem and the solution was descripted by cody gray! I've an additional note.

Please check the focus of the specified listview item (and the control!). I could set the focus and the selection with the following lines of code :

this.listView1.Items[1].Selected = true;
this.listView1.Items[1].Focused = true;

But the focused control was a condition!

I know this is an old question, but I think this is the definitive answer.

listViewRamos.Items[i].Focused = true;
listViewRamos.Items[i].Selected = true;
listViewRemos.Items[i].EnsureVisible();

If there is a chance the control does not have the focus but you want to force the focus to the control, then you can add the following line.

listViewRamos.Select();

Why Microsoft didn't just add a SelectItem() method that does all this for you is beyond me.

        int i=99;//is what row you want to select and focus
        listViewRamos.FocusedItem = listViewRamos.Items[0];
        listViewRamos.Items[i].Selected = true;
        listViewRamos.Select();
        listViewRamos.EnsureVisible(i);//This is the trick

if (listView1.Items.Count > 0)
{
    listView1.FocusedItem = listView1.Items[0];
    listView1.Items[0].Selected = true;
    listView1.Select();
}

if (listView1.Items.Count > 0)
{
    listView1.Items[0].Selected = true;
    listView1.Select();
}

list items do not appear selected unless the control has the focus (or you set the HideSelection property to false)

ListViewItem.IsSelected = true;
ListViewItem.Focus();