combobox question

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hello all If I know that one of ComboBox1's Item is "Apple" how do I know ,what is the ComboBox1 Item index of that "Apple" Item ? (using code ) thank you denny

Karan Patel · Answer

int i = comboBox1.FindString("apple"); MessageBox.Show("index of apple is:" + i.ToString());

Raaj Kumar · Answer

Hi, You can iterate through the combobox list items and find the index by comparing the item with your name just like this, void GetComboxIndex() { int index= -1; foreach (var item in comboBox1.Items) { if (item.ToString()=="Apple") { index++; break; } } } Regards, raaj

denny simon · Answer

hello Syed and all thank you for the reply but still not answer my question. Simply I want to load database data from database to form. One of the data is a object with value "Apple"; I want to place the Text "Apple" as if I use code . ComboBox1.SelectedIndex=x ; where x is an integer which I don't know yet . But I know Exactly that there is an Item in ComboBox1 With value "Apple" So my question is what code/statement I have to write which return x thank you debby

Syed Shakeer · Answer

Hi denny There is a SelectedIndex Property for a ComboBox. ComboBox . SelectedIndex Property :- Gets or sets the index specifying the currently selected item. To find the index of selected Item in combobox write the code as int indx=ComboBox.SelectedIndex;

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