value of combo box...

Viky Tripathi

i want to access value of selected item in combobox in win form.

code is:---------------------------------

combo1.Items.Add(ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_name].ToString());
combo1.ValueMember = ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_id].ToString();
combo1.DisplayMember = ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_name].ToString();

then how i can accesee that valuemember?

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Viky Tripathi11y ago
hi.. first of all thanks for the reply,
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combo1.Items.Add(ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_name].ToString());
combo1.ValueMember = ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_id].ToString();
combo1.DisplayMember = ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_name].ToString();
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i want to access field Id which is assign to combo1.ValueMember ......
Viky Tripathi11y ago
hi.. first of all thanks for the reply,
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combo1.Items.Add(ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_name].ToString());
combo1.ValueMember = ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_id].ToString();
combo1.DisplayMember = ds.Tables[alias_table].Rows[rno][field_name].ToString();
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i want to access field Id which is assign to combo1.ValueMember ......
Pankaj Kumar Choudhary11y ago
Hello @Viky you can use this method

int Val_Int = comboBox1.SelectedIndex; //find selected index
string str =Convert.ToString( comboBox1.SelectedItem); // find selected value

Nanhe Siddique11y ago

on click event of button write following code

 int selectedIndex = combo1.SelectedIndex;     Object selectedItem = combo1.SelectedItem;      MessageBox.Show("Selected Item Text: " + selectedItem.ToString() + "\n" +                     "Index: " + selectedIndex.ToString());

it may help you