Specify Index for Combo Box Items 1

[kvang]

I am trying to specify the index of an item that I want to add to a combo box. This is the line of code I am using:

cboName.Items.Add(New ItemData(Name, NameIndex))

The output is:

ListViewItem: {Bob}
ListViewItem: {Sherry}

How do I display just the text of Name?

Example:

Bob
Sherry

 

[TipGiver]

It is propably my misunderstanding here, but could you say it again?

 

[chmohan]

doesnt the combobox have an insertat method? then u can inseart at the required index

you should be able to get the text from the combobox.items[index].value(or text depends on how you added it) the text

 

[kvang]

I figured out how to display just the text. But now want to do something else. I'm populating a combo box with Employee Names from a table in a database. Each Employee Name has a unique ID in the table. I want to assign the ID as the index for each Employee Name. The starting ID may not start at 0 or 1. Any suggestions?

 

[Mastakilla]

try using a multicolumn combobox then, a third party or creating your own....

or consider using another control such as a listview or datagrid..


check this out

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=923460

 

[TekMem]

If u want to use only comboBox...then try the following. I am using dbDataReader for accessing my data.

cboName.Items.Add(DataReader("Name") & "  " & DataReader("NameIndex"))

 

[kvang]

I just want to display the Name and store the Index for later use, but hide the Index from the user.

 

[fawkes]

Here's an option:

Populate a datatable and add the datatable to a dataview.

Use the dataview as the datasource for the combo box and sort the dataview using index field, set the display member to the name field.