ComboBox.Text Property

Gets or sets the text associated with this control.

[Visual Basic]
Overrides Public Property Text As String
[C#]
public override string Text {get; set;}
[C++]
public: __property String* get_Text();
public: __property void set_Text(String*);
[JScript]
public override function get Text() : String;
public override function set Text(String);

Property Value

The text associated with this control.

Remarks

When setting the Text property, a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string("") sets the SelectedIndex to -1.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following code example demonstrates how to initialize a ComboBox control by setting the Text property and using the AddRange method to populate the ComboBox. To run the example, paste the following code in a form and call the InitializeComboBox method from the form's constructor or Load method.

[Visual Basic] 

' Declare ComboBox1.
Friend WithEvents ComboBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox

' Initialize ComboBox1.
Private Sub InitializeComboBox()
    Me.ComboBox1 = New ComboBox
    Me.ComboBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(128, 48)
    Me.ComboBox1.Name = "ComboBox1"
    Me.ComboBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(100, 21)
    Me.ComboBox1.TabIndex = 0
    Me.ComboBox1.Text = "Typical"
    Dim installs() As String = New String() _
        {"Typical", "Compact", "Custom"}
    ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(installs)
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.ComboBox1)
End Sub
. . . 

' Declare ComboBox1.
Friend WithEvents ComboBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox

' Initialize ComboBox1.
Private Sub InitializeComboBox()
    Me.ComboBox1 = New ComboBox
    Me.ComboBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(128, 48)
    Me.ComboBox1.Name = "ComboBox1"
    Me.ComboBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(100, 21)
    Me.ComboBox1.TabIndex = 0
    Me.ComboBox1.Text = "Typical"
    Dim installs() As String = New String() _
        {"Typical", "Compact", "Custom"}
    ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(installs)
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.ComboBox1)
End Sub

' Handles the ComboBox1 DropDown event. If the user expands the  
' drop-down box, a message box will appear, recommending the
' typical installation.
Private Sub ComboBox1_DropDown _ 
    (ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ 
    Handles ComboBox1.DropDown
    MessageBox.Show("Typical installation is strongly recommended.", _
    "Install information", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
End Sub

[C#] 

// Declare ComboBox1.
internal System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox ComboBox1;

// Initialize ComboBox1.
private void InitializeComboBox()
{
    this.ComboBox1 = new ComboBox();
    this.ComboBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(128, 48);
    this.ComboBox1.Name = "ComboBox1";
    this.ComboBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 21);
    this.ComboBox1.TabIndex = 0;
    this.ComboBox1.Text    = "Typical";
    string[] installs = new string[]{"Typical", "Compact", "Custom"};
    ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(installs);
    this.Controls.Add(this.ComboBox1);
    
    // Hook up the event handler.
    this.ComboBox1.DropDown +=  
        new System.EventHandler(ComboBox1_DropDown);
}
. . . 

// Declare ComboBox1.
internal System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox ComboBox1;

// Initialize ComboBox1.
private void InitializeComboBox()
{
    this.ComboBox1 = new ComboBox();
    this.ComboBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(128, 48);
    this.ComboBox1.Name = "ComboBox1";
    this.ComboBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 21);
    this.ComboBox1.TabIndex = 0;
    this.ComboBox1.Text    = "Typical";
    string[] installs = new string[]{"Typical", "Compact", "Custom"};
    ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(installs);
    this.Controls.Add(this.ComboBox1);
    
    // Hook up the event handler.
    this.ComboBox1.DropDown +=  
        new System.EventHandler(ComboBox1_DropDown);
}

// Handles the ComboBox1 DropDown event. If the user expands the  
// drop-down box, a message box will appear, recommending the
// typical installation.
private void ComboBox1_DropDown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Typical installation is strongly recommended.", 
    "Install information", MessageBoxButtons.OK, 
        MessageBoxIcon.Information);
}

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic 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