ComboBox - set selected index

Hi,

I have populated a combobox with a dataadapter and set the DisplayMember and ValueMember as required. So, the conents are essentially:

1 Apple
2 Orange
3 Banana

(Obviously, only the fruit names are visible in the combo)

My problem is, that if I want to display a form with the combobox and set the selected index to the item which has fruit if # 2 (Orange). How do I determine which one I want. Do I have to loop over the contents and check the ValueMember value for item

I suppose I could populate the combo without an adapter, but can I add both a valuemember and a displaymember that way

Thanks,

CW

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ComboBox - set selected index

Dave Jacobi
Glad to help, sometimes the sheer amount of functions and properties in the framework can be overwhelming when first learning.
Adam Tappis
I actually do quite similar but whatever I set SelectedValue to, it does not show the right preselection...

I have an DictionaryEntry[] arrEntries that holds
key value
0 Mr
1 Mrs
2 Company

I assign
ComboBox cb = new ComboBox ();
cb.DataSource = arrEntries;
cb.DisplayMember = "Value";
cb.ValueMember = "Key";

Now whatever I assign
cb.SelectedValue to, it won't show up the right preselection.

I can read the correct selected value from the control though.

What am I missing
flarebol
Boy...that was easy. Thanks a lot!
Mike Heffernan
You can use the SelectedValue property to pick the item you want.
ComboBox - set selected index

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