private void CreateMySplitControls()
{
    // Create TreeView, ListView, and Splitter controls.
    TreeView treeView1 = new TreeView();
    ListView listView1 = new ListView();
    Splitter splitter1 = new Splitter();

    // Set the TreeView control to dock to the left side of the form.
    treeView1.Dock = DockStyle.Left;
    // Set the Splitter to dock to the left side of the TreeView control.
    splitter1.Dock = DockStyle.Left;
    // Set the minimum size the ListView control can be sized to.
    splitter1.MinExtra = 100;
    // Set the minimum size the TreeView control can be sized to.
    splitter1.MinSize = 75;
    // Set the ListView control to fill the remaining space on the form.
    listView1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
    // Add a TreeView and a ListView item to identify the controls on the form.
    treeView1.Nodes.Add("TreeView Node");
    listView1.Items.Add("ListView Item");

    // Add the controls in reverse order to the form to ensure proper location.
    this.Controls.AddRange(new Control[]{listView1, splitter1, treeView1});
}