ComboBox.Items Property

Gets an object representing the collection of the items contained in this ComboBox.

[Visual Basic]
Public ReadOnly Property Items As ComboBox.ObjectCollection
[C#]
public ComboBox.ObjectCollection Items {get;}
[C++]
public: __property ComboBox.ObjectCollection* get_Items();
[JScript]
public function get Items() : ComboBox.ObjectCollection;

Property Value

A System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.ObjectCollection representing the items in the ComboBox.

Remarks

This property enables you to obtain a reference to the list of items that are currently stored in the ComboBox. With this reference, you can add items, remove items, and obtain a count of the items in the collection. For more information on the tasks that can be performed with the item collection, see the System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.ObjectCollection class reference topics.

Example

[Visual Basic] 
Private Sub addButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    comboBox1.Items.Add(textBox1.Text)
End Sub

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

[C++] 
private:
    void addButton_Click(Object* /*sender*/, System::EventArgs* /*e*/) {
        comboBox1->Items->Add(textBox1->Text);
    }

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework

See Also

ComboBox Class | ComboBox Members | System.Windows.Forms Namespace