ComboBox - Add a string to display and associated data

Hello,

How can i add some item (kind of <DisplayMember ,ValueMember >) in a combobox when the combo is not bind with a DataSet

I try to create an 'Item' class inherit from object. but i don't know how to display the string member in the combo.

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ComboBox - Add a string to display and associated data

Bill Sullivan

Just set DisplayMember and ValueMember to the names of the properties you want to use. Like this:

class MyListItem
{
     private string _myDisplayMember;
     private int _myValueMember;

     public MyListItem(string displayMember, int valueMember)
     {
          _myDisplayMember = displayMember;
          _myValueMember = valueMember;
     }

     public string MyDisplayMember
     {
          get
          {
               return _myDisplayMember;
          }
     }

     public string MyValueMember
     {
          get
          {
               return _myValueMember;
          }
     }
}

Then to bind to the combo box:

cboMyCombo.DataSource = new MyListItem[] {new MyListItem("First Item", 1), new MyListItem("Second Item", 2)};
cboMyCombo.DisplayMember = "MyDisplayMember";
cboMyCombo.ValueMember = "MyValueMember";
ComboBox - Add a string to display and associated data

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