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July 11th, 2008, 09:03 AM
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Set Combobox index text
I'm trying to set a certain index in a combobox to be a value returned by a Database Query. So far, SelectedItem displays the text, but setting it equal to the string only selects the index at which that string is present, but doesn't change the string in the current index selected. How can i change the text in an index of a combobox?
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July 11th, 2008, 05:06 PM
#2
Re: Set Combobox index text
I dont think that anyone is acctually getting what the problem here is..
Post some code to demonstrate please...
Thanks..
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July 11th, 2008, 07:06 PM
#3
Re: Set Combobox index text
 Originally Posted by GremlinSA
I dont think that anyone is acctually getting what the problem here is..
Post some code to demonstrate please...
Thanks..
Gremmy..
Yeah, I can do that.
Code:
ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0
ComboBox1.SelectedItem = tasks("Tech")
What happens is that SelectedItem = tasks("Tech") moves the selected index to that of the tech that matches the text of Tasks("Tech"). For example, if it was A and the combobox had Blank,A,B,C in it, it would just move it down to A, but leave Blank as it is. What I want to do is make Index 0, blank, equal the same text that tasks("tech") return. I want to do this, because I want to be able to make Blank the first Tech and fill in the rest. It's easy to add indexs, but not change the text of one already present.
Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition
.NET Framwork 3.5 Beta SP1
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July 11th, 2008, 08:38 PM
#4
Re: Set Combobox index text
Just Add the item at the position you want, ie 0
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July 12th, 2008, 01:51 AM
#5
Re: Set Combobox index text
If you want to update the currently selected item in the combo-box, then things are slightly trickier. From a quick test, setting the .SelectedItem = "New Value" doesn't update the combo-box. However, setting .Items(.SelectedIndex) = "New Value" does work.
I hope that helps solve you problem.
If any of the gurus out can tell me why one method works and the other doesn't, I'd be most grateful...
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July 12th, 2008, 05:58 AM
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Re: Set Combobox index text
This is one of those, well that's how it is, things that is difficult to explain..
At best i assume that .SeletedItem object is a clone of the .Item(x), and any changes made to a clone does not replicate back to the original object..
I'll look into this a little deeper and report back later..
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