2 out of 4 rated this helpful Rate this topic

ComboBox Class

Represents a Windows combo box control.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)]
[DefaultBindingPropertyAttribute("Text")]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class ComboBox : ListControl

The ComboBox type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method ComboBox Initializes a new instance of the ComboBox class.
Top
  Name Description
Public property AccessibilityObject Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleDefaultActionDescription Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleDescription Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleName Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleRole Gets or sets the accessible role of the control (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AllowDrop Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property AllowSelection Gets a value indicating whether the list enables selection of list items. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property Anchor Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AutoCompleteCustomSource Gets or sets a custom System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection to use when the AutoCompleteSource property is set to CustomSource.
Public property AutoCompleteMode Gets or sets an option that controls how automatic completion works for the ComboBox.
Public property AutoCompleteSource Gets or sets a value specifying the source of complete strings used for automatic completion.
Public property AutoScrollOffset Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AutoSize Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property BackColor Gets or sets the background color for the control. (Overrides Control.BackColor.)
Public property BackgroundImage Infrastructure. This property is not relevant to this class. (Overrides Control.BackgroundImage.)
Public property BackgroundImageLayout Infrastructure. Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration. (Overrides Control.BackgroundImageLayout.)
Public property BindingContext Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Bottom Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Bounds Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property CanEnableIme Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property CanFocus Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property CanRaiseEvents Determines if events can be raised on the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property CanSelect Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Capture Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property CausesValidation Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientRectangle Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientSize Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property CompanyName Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. (Inherited from Component.)
Public property ContainsFocus Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ContextMenu Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ContextMenuStrip Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Controls Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Created Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property CreateParams Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created. (Overrides Control.CreateParams.)
Public property Cursor Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property DataBindings Gets the data bindings for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DataManager Gets the CurrencyManager associated with this control. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property DataSource Gets or sets the data source for this ComboBox.
Protected property DefaultCursor Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultImeMode Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultMargin Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultMaximumSize Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultMinimumSize Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultPadding Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultSize Gets the default size of the control. (Overrides Control.DefaultSize.)
Protected property DesignMode Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. (Inherited from Component.)
Public property DisplayMember Gets or sets the property to display for this ListControl. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property DisplayRectangle Gets the rectangle that represents the display area of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Disposing Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Dock Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DoubleBuffered Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property DrawMode Gets or sets a value indicating whether your code or the operating system will handle drawing of elements in the list.
Public property DropDownHeight Gets or sets the height in pixels of the drop-down portion of the ComboBox.
Public property DropDownStyle Gets or sets a value specifying the style of the combo box.
Public property DropDownWidth Gets or sets the width of the of the drop-down portion of a combo box.
Public property DroppedDown Gets or sets a value indicating whether the combo box is displaying its drop-down portion.
Public property Enabled Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property Events Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. (Inherited from Component.)
Public property FlatStyle Gets or sets the appearance of the ComboBox.
Public property Focused Gets a value indicating whether the ComboBox has focus. (Overrides Control.Focused.)
Public property Font Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property FontHeight Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ForeColor Gets or sets the foreground color of the control. (Overrides Control.ForeColor.)
Public property FormatInfo Gets or sets the IFormatProvider that provides custom formatting behavior. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property FormatString Gets or sets the format-specifier characters that indicate how a value is to be displayed. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property FormattingEnabled Gets or sets a value indicating whether formatting is applied to the DisplayMember property of the ListControl. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property Handle Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property HasChildren Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Height Gets or sets the height of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ImeMode Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ImeModeBase Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IntegralHeight Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control should resize to avoid showing partial items.
Public property InvokeRequired Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsAccessible Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsDisposed Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsHandleCreated Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsMirrored Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ItemHeight Gets or sets the height of an item in the combo box.
Public property Items Gets an object representing the collection of the items contained in this ComboBox.
Public property LayoutEngine Gets a cached instance of the control's layout engine. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Left Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Location Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Margin Gets or sets the space between controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property MaxDropDownItems Gets or sets the maximum number of items to be shown in the drop-down portion of the ComboBox.
Public property MaximumSize Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize can specify. (Overrides Control.MaximumSize.)
Public property MaxLength Gets or sets the number of characters a user can type into the ComboBox.
Public property MinimumSize Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize can specify. (Overrides Control.MinimumSize.)
Public property Name Gets or sets the name of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Padding Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class.
Public property Parent Gets or sets the parent container of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property PreferredHeight Gets the preferred height of the ComboBox.
Public property PreferredSize Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ProductName Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ProductVersion Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property RecreatingHandle Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Region Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property RenderRightToLeft Obsolete. This property is now obsolete. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ResizeRedraw Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Right Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property RightToLeft Gets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ScaleChildren Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property SelectedIndex Gets or sets the index specifying the currently selected item. (Overrides ListControl.SelectedIndex.)
Public property SelectedItem Gets or sets currently selected item in the ComboBox.
Public property SelectedText Gets or sets the text that is selected in the editable portion of a ComboBox.
Public property SelectedValue Gets or sets the value of the member property specified by the ValueMember property. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property SelectionLength Gets or sets the number of characters selected in the editable portion of the combo box.
Public property SelectionStart Gets or sets the starting index of text selected in the combo box.
Protected property ShowFocusCues Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ShowKeyboardCues Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Site Gets or sets the site of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Size Gets or sets the height and width of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Sorted Gets or sets a value indicating whether the items in the combo box are sorted.
Public property TabIndex Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property TabStop Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Tag Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Text Gets or sets the text associated with this control. (Overrides Control.Text.)
Public property Top Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property TopLevelControl Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property UseWaitCursor Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ValueMember Gets or sets the property to use as the actual value for the items in the ListControl. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public property Visible Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property Width Gets or sets the width of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property WindowTarget Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class. (Inherited from Control.)
Top
  Name Description
Protected method AccessibilityNotifyClients(AccessibleEvents, Int32) Notifies the accessibility client applications of the specified AccessibleEvents for the specified child control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method AccessibilityNotifyClients(AccessibleEvents, Int32, Int32) Notifies the accessibility client applications of the specified AccessibleEvents for the specified child control . (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method AddItemsCore Obsolete. Adds the specified items to the combo box.
Public method BeginInvoke(Delegate) Executes the specified delegate asynchronously on the thread that the control's underlying handle was created on. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method BeginInvoke(Delegate, Object()) Executes the specified delegate asynchronously with the specified arguments, on the thread that the control's underlying handle was created on. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method BeginUpdate Maintains performance when items are added to the ComboBox one at a time.
Public method BringToFront Brings the control to the front of the z-order. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Contains Retrieves a value indicating whether the specified control is a child of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateAccessibilityInstance Creates a new accessibility object for the control. (Overrides Control.CreateAccessibilityInstance.)
Public method CreateControl Forces the creation of the visible control, including the creation of the handle and any visible child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateControlsInstance Creates a new instance of the control collection for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method CreateGraphics Creates the Graphics for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateHandle Creates a handle for the control. (Overrides Control.CreateHandle.)
Public method CreateObjRef Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Protected method DefWndProc Sends the specified message to the default window procedure. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method DestroyHandle Destroys the handle associated with the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Dispose Releases all resources used by the Component. (Inherited from Component.)
Protected method Dispose(Boolean) Releases the unmanaged resources used by the ComboBox and optionally releases the managed resources. (Overrides Control.Dispose(Boolean).)
Public method DoDragDrop Begins a drag-and-drop operation. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method DrawToBitmap Supports rendering to the specified bitmap. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method EndInvoke Retrieves the return value of the asynchronous operation represented by the IAsyncResult passed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method EndUpdate Resumes painting the ComboBox control after painting is suspended by the BeginUpdate method.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method FilterItemOnProperty(Object) Retrieves the current value of the ListControl item, if it is a property of an object, given the item. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method FilterItemOnProperty(Object, String) Returns the current value of the ListControl item, if it is a property of an object given the item and the property name. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method Finalize Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Component is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Component.)
Public method FindForm Retrieves the form that the control is on. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method FindString(String) Returns the index of the first item in the ComboBox that starts with the specified string.
Public method FindString(String, Int32) Returns the index of the first item in the ComboBox beyond the specified index that contains the specified string. The search is not case sensitive.
Public method FindStringExact(String) Finds the first item in the combo box that matches the specified string.
Public method FindStringExact(String, Int32) Finds the first item after the specified index that matches the specified string.
Public method Focus Sets input focus to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetAccessibilityObjectById Retrieves the specified AccessibleObject. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetAutoSizeMode Retrieves a value indicating how a control will behave when its AutoSize property is enabled. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetChildAtPoint(Point) Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetChildAtPoint(Point, GetChildAtPointSkip) Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates, specifying whether to ignore child controls of a certain type. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetContainerControl Returns the next ContainerControl up the control's chain of parent controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetItemHeight Returns the height of an item in the ComboBox.
Public method GetItemText Returns the text representation of the specified item. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public method GetLifetimeService Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Public method GetNextControl Retrieves the next control forward or back in the tab order of child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetPreferredSize Retrieves the size of a rectangular area into which a control can be fitted. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetScaledBounds Retrieves the bounds within which the control is scaled. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetService Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. (Inherited from Component.)
Protected method GetStyle Retrieves the value of the specified control style bit for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetTopLevel Determines if the control is a top-level control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Hide Conceals the control from the user. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method InitializeLifetimeService Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Protected method InitLayout Called after the control has been added to another container. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invalidate Invalidates the entire surface of the control and causes the control to be redrawn. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invalidate(Boolean) Invalidates a specific region of the control and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invalidate(Rectangle) Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invalidate(Region) Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invalidate(Rectangle, Boolean) Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invalidate(Region, Boolean) Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invoke(Delegate) Executes the specified delegate on the thread that owns the control's underlying window handle. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invoke(Delegate, Object()) Executes the specified delegate, on the thread that owns the control's underlying window handle, with the specified list of arguments. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokeGotFocus Raises the GotFocus event for the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokeLostFocus Raises the LostFocus event for the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokeOnClick Raises the Click event for the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokePaint Raises the Paint event for the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokePaintBackground Raises the PaintBackground event for the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method IsInputChar Determines if a character is an input character that the control recognizes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method IsInputKey Determines whether the specified key is a regular input key or a special key that requires preprocessing. (Overrides ListControl.IsInputKey(Keys).)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone(Boolean) Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Protected method NotifyInvalidate Infrastructure. Raises the Invalidated event with a specified region of the control to invalidate. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnAutoSizeChanged Raises the AutoSizeChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnBackColorChanged Raises the BackColorChanged event. (Overrides Control.OnBackColorChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnBackgroundImageChanged Raises the BackgroundImageChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnBackgroundImageLayoutChanged Raises the BackgroundImageLayoutChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnBindingContextChanged Raises the BindingContextChanged event. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method OnCausesValidationChanged Raises the CausesValidationChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnChangeUICues Raises the ChangeUICues event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnClick Raises the Click event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnClientSizeChanged Raises the ClientSizeChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnContextMenuChanged Raises the ContextMenuChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnContextMenuStripChanged Raises the ContextMenuStripChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnControlAdded Raises the ControlAdded event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnControlRemoved Raises the ControlRemoved event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnCreateControl Raises the CreateControl method. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnCursorChanged Raises the CursorChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDataSourceChanged Raises the DataSourceChanged event. (Overrides ListControl.OnDataSourceChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnDisplayMemberChanged Raises the DisplayMemberChanged event. (Overrides ListControl.OnDisplayMemberChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnDockChanged Raises the DockChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDoubleClick Raises the DoubleClick event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragDrop Raises the DragDrop event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragEnter Raises the DragEnter event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragLeave Raises the DragLeave event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragOver Raises the DragOver event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDrawItem Raises the DrawItem event.
Protected method OnDropDown Raises the DropDown event.
Protected method OnDropDownClosed Raises the DropDownClosed event.
Protected method OnDropDownStyleChanged Raises the DropDownStyleChanged event.
Protected method OnEnabledChanged Raises the EnabledChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnEnter Raises the Enter event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnFontChanged Raises the FontChanged event. (Overrides Control.OnFontChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnForeColorChanged Raises the ForeColorChanged event. (Overrides Control.OnForeColorChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnFormat Raises the Format event. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method OnFormatInfoChanged Raises the FormatInfoChanged event. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method OnFormatStringChanged Raises the FormatStringChanged event. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method OnFormattingEnabledChanged Raises the FormattingEnabledChanged event. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method OnGiveFeedback Raises the GiveFeedback event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnGotFocus Raises the GotFocus event. (Overrides Control.OnGotFocus(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnHandleCreated Raises the HandleCreated event. (Overrides Control.OnHandleCreated(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnHandleDestroyed Raises the HandleDestroyed event. (Overrides Control.OnHandleDestroyed(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnHelpRequested Raises the HelpRequested event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnImeModeChanged Raises the ImeModeChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnInvalidated Raises the Invalidated event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnKeyDown Raises the KeyDown event. (Overrides Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs).)
Protected method OnKeyPress Raises the KeyPress event. (Overrides Control.OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs).)
Protected method OnKeyUp Raises the KeyUp event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLayout Raises the Layout event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLeave Raises the Leave event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLocationChanged Raises the LocationChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLostFocus Raises the LostFocus event. (Overrides Control.OnLostFocus(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnMarginChanged Raises the MarginChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMeasureItem Raises the MeasureItem event.
Protected method OnMouseCaptureChanged Raises the MouseCaptureChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseClick Raises the MouseClick event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseDoubleClick Raises the MouseDoubleClick event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseDown Raises the MouseDown event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseEnter Raises the MouseEnter event. (Overrides Control.OnMouseEnter(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnMouseHover Raises the MouseHover event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseLeave Raises the MouseLeave event. (Overrides Control.OnMouseLeave(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnMouseMove Raises the MouseMove event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseUp Raises the MouseUp event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseWheel Raises the MouseWheel event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMove Raises the Move event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnNotifyMessage Notifies the control of Windows messages. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPaddingChanged Raises the PaddingChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPaint Raises the Paint event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPaintBackground Paints the background of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentBackColorChanged Raises the BackColorChanged event. (Overrides Control.OnParentBackColorChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnParentBackgroundImageChanged Raises the BackgroundImageChanged event when the BackgroundImage property value of the control's container changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentBindingContextChanged Raises the BindingContextChanged event when the BindingContext property value of the control's container changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentChanged Raises the ParentChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentCursorChanged Raises the CursorChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentEnabledChanged Raises the EnabledChanged event when the Enabled property value of the control's container changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentFontChanged Raises the FontChanged event when the Font property value of the control's container changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentForeColorChanged Raises the ForeColorChanged event when the ForeColor property value of the control's container changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentRightToLeftChanged Raises the RightToLeftChanged event when the RightToLeft property value of the control's container changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentVisibleChanged Raises the VisibleChanged event when the Visible property value of the control's container changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPreviewKeyDown Raises the PreviewKeyDown event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPrint Raises the Paint event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnQueryContinueDrag Raises the QueryContinueDrag event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnRegionChanged Raises the RegionChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnResize Raises the Resize event. (Overrides Control.OnResize(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnRightToLeftChanged Raises the RightToLeftChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnSelectedIndexChanged Raises the SelectedIndexChanged event. (Overrides ListControl.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnSelectedItemChanged Raises the SelectedItemChanged event.
Protected method OnSelectedValueChanged Raises the SelectedValueChanged event. (Overrides ListControl.OnSelectedValueChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnSelectionChangeCommitted Raises the SelectionChangeCommitted event.
Protected method OnSizeChanged Raises the SizeChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnStyleChanged Raises the StyleChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnSystemColorsChanged Raises the SystemColorsChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTabIndexChanged Raises the TabIndexChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTabStopChanged Raises the TabStopChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTextChanged Raises the TextChanged event. (Overrides Control.OnTextChanged(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnTextUpdate Raises the TextUpdate event.
Protected method OnValidated Raises the Validated event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnValidating Raises the Validating event. (Overrides Control.OnValidating(CancelEventArgs).)
Protected method OnValueMemberChanged Raises the ValueMemberChanged event. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Protected method OnVisibleChanged Raises the VisibleChanged event. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method PerformLayout Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method PerformLayout(Control, String) Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method PointToClient Computes the location of the specified screen point into client coordinates. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method PointToScreen Computes the location of the specified client point into screen coordinates. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method PreProcessControlMessage Preprocesses keyboard or input messages within the message loop before they are dispatched. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method PreProcessMessage Preprocesses keyboard or input messages within the message loop before they are dispatched. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessCmdKey Processes a command key. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessDialogChar Processes a dialog character. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessDialogKey Processes a dialog key. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessKeyEventArgs Processes a key message and generates the appropriate control events. (Overrides Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message).)
Protected method ProcessKeyMessage Processes a keyboard message. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessKeyPreview Previews a keyboard message. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessMnemonic Processes a mnemonic character. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaiseDragEvent Infrastructure. Raises the appropriate drag event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaiseKeyEvent Infrastructure. Raises the appropriate key event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaiseMouseEvent Infrastructure. Raises the appropriate mouse event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaisePaintEvent Infrastructure. Raises the appropriate paint event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RecreateHandle Forces the re-creation of the handle for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method RectangleToClient Computes the size and location of the specified screen rectangle in client coordinates. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method RectangleToScreen Computes the size and location of the specified client rectangle in screen coordinates. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Refresh Forces the control to invalidate its client area and immediately redraw itself and any child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RefreshItem Refreshes the item contained at the specified location. (Overrides ListControl.RefreshItem(Int32).)
Protected method RefreshItems Refreshes all ComboBox items. (Overrides ListControl.RefreshItems.)
Public method ResetBackColor Resets the BackColor property to its default value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetBindings Causes a control bound to the BindingSource to reread all the items in the list and refresh their displayed values. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetCursor Resets the Cursor property to its default value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetFont Resets the Font property to its default value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetForeColor Resets the ForeColor property to its default value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetImeMode Resets the ImeMode property to its default value. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ResetMouseEventArgs Infrastructure. Resets the control to handle the MouseLeave event. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetRightToLeft Resets the RightToLeft property to its default value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetText Resets the Text property to its default value. (Overrides Control.ResetText.)
Public method ResumeLayout Resumes usual layout logic. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResumeLayout(Boolean) Resumes usual layout logic, optionally forcing an immediate layout of pending layout requests. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateAlignment(ContentAlignment) Converts the specified ContentAlignment to the appropriate ContentAlignment to support right-to-left text. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateAlignment(HorizontalAlignment) Converts the specified HorizontalAlignment to the appropriate HorizontalAlignment to support right-to-left text. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateAlignment(LeftRightAlignment) Converts the specified LeftRightAlignment to the appropriate LeftRightAlignment to support right-to-left text. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateContent Converts the specified ContentAlignment to the appropriate ContentAlignment to support right-to-left text. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateHorizontal Converts the specified HorizontalAlignment to the appropriate HorizontalAlignment to support right-to-left text. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateLeftRight Converts the specified LeftRightAlignment to the appropriate LeftRightAlignment to support right-to-left text. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Scale(Single) Obsolete. Scales the control and any child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Scale(SizeF) Scales the control and all child controls by the specified scaling factor. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Scale(Single, Single) Obsolete. Scales the entire control and any child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ScaleControl Scales a control's location, size, padding and margin. (Overrides Control.ScaleControl(SizeF, BoundsSpecified).)
Protected method ScaleCore Infrastructure. This method is not relevant for this class. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Select Activates the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method Select(Boolean, Boolean) Activates a child control. Optionally specifies the direction in the tab order to select the control from. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Select(Int32, Int32) Selects a range of text in the editable portion of the ComboBox.
Public method SelectAll Selects all the text in the editable portion of the ComboBox.
Public method SelectNextControl Activates the next control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SendToBack Sends the control to the back of the z-order. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetAutoSizeMode Sets a value indicating how a control will behave when its AutoSize property is enabled. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) Sets the bounds of the control to the specified location and size. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, BoundsSpecified) Sets the specified bounds of the control to the specified location and size. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetBoundsCore Sets the size and location of the ComboBox. (Overrides Control.SetBoundsCore(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, BoundsSpecified).)
Protected method SetClientSizeCore Sets the size of the client area of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetItemCore When overridden in a derived class, sets the object with the specified index in the derived class. (Overrides ListControl.SetItemCore(Int32, Object).)
Protected method SetItemsCore When overridden in a derived class, sets the specified array of objects in a collection in the derived class. (Overrides ListControl.SetItemsCore(IList).)
Protected method SetStyle Sets a specified ControlStyles flag to either true or false. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetTopLevel Sets the control as the top-level control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetVisibleCore Sets the control to the specified visible state. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Show Displays the control to the user. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SizeFromClientSize Determines the size of the entire control from the height and width of its client area. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SuspendLayout Temporarily suspends the layout logic for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the ComboBox control. (Overrides Component.ToString.)
Public method Update Causes the control to redraw the invalidated regions within its client area. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method UpdateBounds Updates the bounds of the control with the current size and location. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method UpdateBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) Updates the bounds of the control with the specified size and location. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method UpdateBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) Updates the bounds of the control with the specified size, location, and client size. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method UpdateStyles Forces the assigned styles to be reapplied to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method UpdateZOrder Updates the control in its parent's z-order. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method WndProc Processes Windows messages. (Overrides Control.WndProc(Message).)
Top
  Name Description
Public event AutoSizeChanged Infrastructure. This event is not relevant for this class. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event BackColorChanged Occurs when the value of the BackColor property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event BackgroundImageChanged Infrastructure. Occurs when the value of the BackgroundImage property changes.
Public event BackgroundImageLayoutChanged Infrastructure. Occurs when the BackgroundImageLayout property changes.
Public event BindingContextChanged Occurs when the value of the BindingContext property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event CausesValidationChanged Occurs when the value of the CausesValidation property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ChangeUICues Occurs when the focus or keyboard user interface (UI) cues change. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Click Occurs when the control is clicked. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ClientSizeChanged Occurs when the value of the ClientSize property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ContextMenuChanged Occurs when the value of the ContextMenu property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ContextMenuStripChanged Occurs when the value of the ContextMenuStrip property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ControlAdded Occurs when a new control is added to the Control.ControlCollection. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ControlRemoved Occurs when a control is removed from the Control.ControlCollection. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event CursorChanged Occurs when the value of the Cursor property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DataSourceChanged Occurs when the DataSource changes. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event DisplayMemberChanged Occurs when the DisplayMember property changes. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event Disposed Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose method. (Inherited from Component.)
Public event DockChanged Occurs when the value of the Dock property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DoubleClick Infrastructure. This event is not relevant for this class.
Public event DragDrop Occurs when a drag-and-drop operation is completed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DragEnter Occurs when an object is dragged into the control's bounds. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DragLeave Occurs when an object is dragged out of the control's bounds. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DragOver Occurs when an object is dragged over the control's bounds. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DrawItem Occurs when a visual aspect of an owner-drawn ComboBox changes.
Public event DropDown Occurs when the drop-down portion of a ComboBox is shown.
Public event DropDownClosed Occurs when the drop-down portion of the ComboBox is no longer visible.
Public event DropDownStyleChanged Occurs when the DropDownStyle property has changed.
Public event EnabledChanged Occurs when the Enabled property value has changed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Enter Occurs when the control is entered. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event FontChanged Occurs when the Font property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ForeColorChanged Occurs when the ForeColor property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Format Occurs when the control is bound to a data value. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event FormatInfoChanged Occurs when the value of the FormatInfo property changes. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event FormatStringChanged Occurs when value of the FormatString property changes (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event FormattingEnabledChanged Occurs when the value of the FormattingEnabled property changes. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event GiveFeedback Occurs during a drag operation. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event GotFocus Occurs when the control receives focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event HandleCreated Occurs when a handle is created for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event HandleDestroyed Occurs when the control's handle is in the process of being destroyed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event HelpRequested Occurs when the user requests help for a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ImeModeChanged Occurs when the ImeMode property has changed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Invalidated Occurs when a control's display requires redrawing. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event KeyDown Occurs when a key is pressed while the control has focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event KeyPress Occurs when a key is pressed while the control has focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event KeyUp Occurs when a key is released while the control has focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Layout Occurs when a control should reposition its child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Leave Occurs when the input focus leaves the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event LocationChanged Occurs when the Location property value has changed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event LostFocus Occurs when the control loses focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MarginChanged Occurs when the control's margin changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MeasureItem Occurs each time an owner-drawn ComboBox item needs to be drawn and when the sizes of the list items are determined.
Public event MouseCaptureChanged Occurs when the control loses mouse capture. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseClick Occurs when the control is clicked by the mouse. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseDoubleClick Occurs when the control is double clicked by the mouse. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseDown Occurs when the mouse pointer is over the control and a mouse button is pressed. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseEnter Occurs when the mouse pointer enters the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseHover Occurs when the mouse pointer rests on the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseLeave Occurs when the mouse pointer leaves the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseMove Occurs when the mouse pointer is moved over the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseUp Occurs when the mouse pointer is over the control and a mouse button is released. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseWheel Occurs when the mouse wheel moves while the control has focus. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Move Occurs when the control is moved. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event PaddingChanged Infrastructure. This event is not relevant to this class.
Public event Paint Infrastructure. Occurs when the ComboBox control is redrawn.
Public event ParentChanged Occurs when the Parent property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event PreviewKeyDown Occurs before the KeyDown event when a key is pressed while focus is on this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event QueryAccessibilityHelp Occurs when AccessibleObject is providing help to accessibility applications. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event QueryContinueDrag Occurs during a drag-and-drop operation and enables the drag source to determine whether the drag-and-drop operation should be canceled. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event RegionChanged Occurs when the value of the Region property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Resize Occurs when the control is resized. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event RightToLeftChanged Occurs when the RightToLeft property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event SelectedIndexChanged Occurs when the SelectedIndex property has changed.
Public event SelectedValueChanged Occurs when the SelectedValue property changes. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event SelectionChangeCommitted Occurs when the selected item has changed and that change is displayed in the ComboBox.
Public event SizeChanged Occurs when the Size property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event StyleChanged Occurs when the control style changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event SystemColorsChanged Occurs when the system colors change. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event TabIndexChanged Occurs when the TabIndex property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event TabStopChanged Occurs when the TabStop property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event TextChanged Occurs when the Text property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event TextUpdate Occurs when the control has formatted the text, but before the text is displayed.
Public event Validated Occurs when the control is finished validating. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event Validating Occurs when the control is validating. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ValueMemberChanged Occurs when the ValueMember property changes. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Public event VisibleChanged Occurs when the Visible property value changes. (Inherited from Control.)
Top
  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget.OnDragDrop Infrastructure. Raises the DragDrop event. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget.OnDragEnter Infrastructure. Raises the DragEnter event. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget.OnDragLeave Infrastructure. Raises the DragLeave event. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget.OnDragOver Infrastructure. Raises the DragOver event. (Inherited from Control.)
Top

A ComboBox displays a text box combined with a ListBox, which enables the user to select items from the list or enter a new value.

The DropDownStyle property specifies whether the list is always displayed or whether the list is displayed in a drop-down. The DropDownStyle property also specifies whether the text portion can be edited. See ComboBoxStyle for the available settings and their effects. There is no setting to always display the list and disallow entering a new value. To display a list to which no new values can be added, use a ListBox control.

To add or remove objects in the list at run time, use methods of the ComboBox.ObjectCollection class (through the Items property of the ComboBox). You can assign an array of object references with the AddRange method. The list then displays the default string value for each object. You can add individual objects with the Add method. You can delete items with the Remove method or clear the entire list with the Clear method.

In addition to display and selection functionality, the ComboBox also provides features that enable you to efficiently add items to the ComboBox and to find text within the items of the list. With the BeginUpdate and EndUpdate methods, you can add a large number of items to the ComboBox without the control being repainted each time an item is added to the list. The FindString and FindStringExact methods enable you to search for an item in the list that contains a specific search string.

You can use these properties to manage the currently selected item in the list, the Text property to specify the string displayed in the editing field, the SelectedIndex property to get or set the current item, and the SelectedItem property to get or set a reference to the object.

Note Note

If you have a ListBox, ComboBox, or CheckedListBox on a base Windows Forms page and want to modify the string collections of those controls in a derived form, the string collections of those controls in the base form must be empty. If the string collections are not empty, they become read-only when you derive another form.

The following code example is a complete application showing how you can use the Add method to add items to a ComboBox, the FindString method to find items in a ComboBox, and the BeginUpdate and EndUpdate methods to efficiently add a large number items to a ComboBox. The ability to store values that are different from displayed text is inherited from ListControl. For an example of how to use this feature, see the ListControl class.

For instructions about how to run this example in Visual Studio, see How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio. You must add references to the System.Drawing and System.Windows.Forms namespaces to run this example.


using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Win32Form1Namespace {


    public class Win32Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button addGrandButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBox1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button showSelectedButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button findButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;

        public Win32Form1() {
            this.InitializeComponent();
        }

        [System.STAThreadAttribute()]
        public static void Main() {
            System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(new Win32Form1());
        }

        private void InitializeComponent() {
            this.addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.textBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.addGrandButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.comboBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.showSelectedButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.findButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(248, 32);
            this.addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(40, 24);
            this.addButton.TabIndex = 1;
            this.addButton.Text = "Add";
            this.addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
            this.textBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 64);
            this.textBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 20);
            this.textBox2.TabIndex = 6;
            this.textBox2.Text = "";
            this.addGrandButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 96);
            this.addGrandButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 23);
            this.addGrandButton.TabIndex = 2;
            this.addGrandButton.Text = "Add 1,000 Items";
            this.addGrandButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addGrandButton_Click);
            this.comboBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
                        | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.comboBox1.DropDownWidth = 280;
            this.comboBox1.Items.AddRange(new object[] {"Item 1",
                        "Item 2",
                        "Item 3",
                        "Item 4",
                        "Item 5"});
            this.comboBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 248);
            this.comboBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 21);
            this.comboBox1.TabIndex = 7;
            this.showSelectedButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 128);
            this.showSelectedButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 24);
            this.showSelectedButton.TabIndex = 4;
            this.showSelectedButton.Text = "What Item is Selected?";
            this.showSelectedButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.showSelectedButton_Click);
            this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 32);
            this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 20);
            this.textBox1.TabIndex = 5;
            this.textBox1.Text = "";
            this.findButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(248, 64);
            this.findButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(40, 24);
            this.findButton.TabIndex = 3;
            this.findButton.Text = "Find";
            this.findButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.findButton_Click);
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 224);
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(144, 23);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
            this.label1.Text = "Test ComboBox";
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.comboBox1,
                        this.textBox2,
                        this.textBox1,
                        this.showSelectedButton,
                        this.findButton,
                        this.addGrandButton,
                        this.addButton,
                        this.label1});
            this.Text = "ComboBox Sample";
        }

        private void addButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
           comboBox1.Items.Add(textBox1.Text);
        }

        private void addGrandButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
            comboBox1.BeginUpdate();
            for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
                comboBox1.Items.Add("Item 1" + i.ToString());
            }
            comboBox1.EndUpdate();
        }

        private void findButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
            int index = comboBox1.FindString(textBox2.Text);
            comboBox1.SelectedIndex = index;
        }

        private void showSelectedButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
            int selectedIndex = comboBox1.SelectedIndex;
            Object selectedItem = comboBox1.SelectedItem;

            MessageBox.Show("Selected Item Text: " + selectedItem.ToString() + "\n" +
                            "Index: " + selectedIndex.ToString());
        }
    }
}


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Did you find this helpful?
(2000 characters remaining)
Community Content Add
Annotations FAQ
Bieren (Inladen Excel, zonder database, werken met OFD en SFD, Enum)
    Private filteredBierLijst As List(Of Bier)
    Private originalBierLijst As List(Of Bier)
    Private header As String

///btnOpen
    Private Sub btnOpenFile_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOpenFile.Click
        If ofdBier.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then ///OFD
            cbBieren.Text = "Selecteer bier..."
            cbSortKleur.Text = "Sorteer op kleur..."
            cbSortBrouwerij.Text = "Sorteer op brouwerij..."
            cbSortKleur.Items.Clear()
            cbBieren.Items.Clear()
            cbSortBrouwerij.Items.Clear()
            txtBierLaden.Text = ofdBier.FileName ///
            originalBierLijst = Bier.LeesBestand(ofdBier.FileName, header) ///lees bestand
            filteredBierLijst = originalBierLijst ///
            cbBieren.Items.AddRange(originalBierLijst.ToArray) ///
            cbSortKleur.Items.AddRange(Bier.filterUniques(originalBierLijst, Bier.filterType.Kleur).ToArray) ///
            cbSortBrouwerij.Items.AddRange(Bier.filterUniques(originalBierLijst, Bier.filterType.Brouwerij).ToArray) ///
        End If
    End Sub

//btnSave
    Private Sub btnSave_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSave.Click
        If sfdBier.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
            Bier.bestandOpslaan(sfdBier.FileName, filteredBierLijst, header)
        End If
    End Sub

//filterOpBier
    filteredBierLijst = Bier.filterOn(originalBierLijst, cbSortBrouwerij.SelectedItem, Bier.filterType.Brouwerij)





//
//Klasse Bier
//

Imports System.IO

Public Class Bier
    'Public Const cBrouwerij As Integer = 0
    'Public Const cKleur As Integer = 1
    Enum filterType
        Brouwerij
        Kleur
    End Enum
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Constructor om een nieuw bier te instantieren
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="biernaam">De naam van het bier</param>
    ''' <param name="brouwerij">Brouwerij van het bier</param>
    ''' <param name="kleur">Kleur van het bier</param>
    ''' <param name="alcohol">Alcoholpercentage van het bier</param>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
    Public Sub New(ByVal biernaam As String, ByVal brouwerij As String, ByVal kleur As String, ByVal alcohol As String)
        pBiernaam = biernaam
        pBrouwerij = brouwerij
        pKleur = kleur
        pAlcohol = alcohol
    End Sub
    'Properties (in java getters/setters) //Shortcut om een property structuur te maken prop (typen) + tab + tab
    Private pBiernaam As String
    Public ReadOnly Property Biernaam() As String
        Get
            Return pBiernaam
        End Get
    End Property

    Private pBrouwerij As String
    Public ReadOnly Property Brouwerij() As String
        Get
            Return pBrouwerij
        End Get
    End Property

    Private pKleur As String
    Public ReadOnly Property Kleur() As String
        Get
            Return pKleur
        End Get
    End Property

    Private pAlcohol As String
    Public ReadOnly Property Alcoholgehalte() As String
        Get
            Return pAlcohol
        End Get
    End Property
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Bestand inlezen
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="fileName">pad + bestandsnaam string</param>
    ''' <returns>Retourneert een lijst van bieren</returns>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
    Public Shared Function LeesBestand(ByVal fileName As String, ByRef header As String)
        'shared functies gebruiken we om een functie aan te roepen zonder deze functie te moeten instantiëren. (zie msdn voor verder uitleg)
        Dim bierLijst As New List(Of Bier)
        Try
            Dim sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(fileName)
            Dim line As String = sr.ReadLine
            header = line
            Do
                line = sr.ReadLine()
                If Not line Is Nothing Then
                    bierLijst.Add(maakBier(line))
                End If
            Loop Until line Is Nothing
            sr.Close()
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ex)
        End Try
        Return bierLijst
    End Function
    Public Shared Sub bestandOpslaan(ByVal filename As String, ByVal bierLijst As List(Of Bier), ByVal header As String)
        Dim sw As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(filename)
        sw.WriteLine(header)
        For Each b As Bier In bierLijst
            sw.WriteLine(b.Biernaam & ";" & b.Brouwerij & ";" & b.Kleur & ";" & b.Alcoholgehalte)
        Next
        sw.Close()
    End Sub
    Private Shared Function maakBier(ByVal lijn As String) As Bier
        Dim tBier As Bier
        Dim biernaam, brouwerij, kleur, alcohol As String
        Dim bierChopped() As String = lijn.Split(";") 'csv lijn splitten
        Try 'voor eventuele fouten op te vangen (lege lijn, ...)
            biernaam = bierChopped(0)
            brouwerij = bierChopped(1)
            kleur = bierChopped(2)
            alcohol = bierChopped(3)
            tBier = New Bier(biernaam, brouwerij, kleur, alcohol)
            Return tBier
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(lijn & " : " & ex.Message)
        End Try
        Return Nothing
    End Function
    Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
        Return pBiernaam
    End Function
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Filter functie, via enumeration kunt u filteren op Brouwerij of op Kleur (indien gewenst uitbreidbaar tot alcohol gehalte).
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="bierLijst">Lijst met bier objecten</param>
    ''' <param name="filterOn">Filter filterType.Brouwerij, filterType.Kleur</param>
    ''' <returns>Lijst met strings afhankelijk van de gekozen filter</returns>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
    Public Shared Function filterUniques(ByVal bierLijst As List(Of Bier), ByVal filterOn As filterType) As List(Of String)
        Dim tempLijst As New List(Of String)
        For Each bier As Bier In bierLijst
            Dim b As Boolean = False
            For Each item As String In tempLijst
                If item = getDifference(filterOn, bier) Then 'Retourneert de string afhankelijk van de filter
                    b = True
                    Exit For
                Else
                    b = False
                End If
            Next
            If b = False Then
                tempLijst.Add(getDifference(filterOn, bier)) 'Retourneert de string afhankelijk van de filter
            End If
        Next
        tempLijst.Sort() 'Easy as ***, defeats the purpose of quicksorting. also lookup icomparable (for special sorting)
        tempLijst.Insert(0, "Alles")
        Return tempLijst
    End Function
    Private Shared Function getDifference(ByVal filter As filterType, ByVal bier As Bier) As String
        If filter = filterType.Brouwerij Then
            Return bier.Brouwerij
        ElseIf filter = filterType.Kleur Then
            Return bier.Kleur
        Else : Return ""
        End If
    End Function
    Public Shared Function filterOn(ByVal bierLijst As List(Of Bier), ByVal filterOnText As String, ByVal fType As filterType)
        Dim tempLijst As New List(Of Bier)
        For Each beer As Bier In bierLijst
            If getDifference(fType, beer) = filterOnText Then
                tempLijst.Add(beer)
            End If
        Next
        Return tempLijst
    End Function
End Class
getting the combobox items from ORACLE database.
this is how to get the combobox items from a database...please note i m using oracle 10g express edition. $0$0 so..lets say there is a combobox....and it will show all the movies available in a movie library.the movie names are stored in a database table called movie. $0$0 so we want to get the list of movies from the database....first add the data source to the data source property of the combobox. $0$0 then set the display memeber property to the column name in which the items are stored. $0$0 thats it,now combobox items will be retrieved from the database and displayed to the user. $0$0 code looks like this: $0 $0$0 $0 $0$0 $0$0 $0$0    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load $0 $0$0 $0  'TODO: This line of code loads data into the 'DataSet1.MOVIE' table. You can move, or remove it, as needed.      $0 $0 $0$0  Me.MOVIETableAdapter.Fill(Me.DataSet1.MOVIE)  $0 $0 $0$0  End Sub$0 $0$0 $0 $0 $0