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ComboBox ValueMember Binding Issue

I have a combo box which i have set the Valuemember to a column. What seems to be showing up is the column name, not the data value. Am I doing this wrong?
Thanks,
MikeD

Here is what I did to check it.

private void cbQuery_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
if (this.cbQuery.Text == "")
return;
MessageBox.Show("vm=" + this.cbQuery.ValueMember.ToString());
}

Mike D Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:26 AM

You want to use SelectedValue rather than ValueMember. By selecting the valuemember you are simply asking the combo for the name of the valuemember rather than the value of the value member. Does this make sense?

eg.

your above code should read something along the lines of

private void cbQuery_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
if (this.cbQuery.Text == "")
return;
MessageBox.Show("vm=" + cstr(this.cbQuery.SelectedValue);
}

Mark_Evans Wednesday, September 07, 2005 9:36 AM

Thanks,Mark. I had a 'dah' moment;

MikeD

Mike D Wednesday, September 07, 2005 12:46 PM

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