Data binding

Binding the ComboBoxEditor to a data source will automatically populate it with items. In order to bind the combobox to a data source, the DataSource and (optionally) DataMember properties must be set.

The following table provides a listing of the supported data sources:

Data source	Description
DataTable	Represents one table of in-memory data.
DataView	Represents a databindable, customized view of a DataTable for sorting, filtering, searching, editing, and navigation.
DataSet	Represents an in-memory cache of data.
DataViewManager	Contains a default DataViewSettingCollection for each DataTable in a DataSet.
Any component that implements the IListSource interface	Provides functionality to an object to return a list that can be bound to a data source.
Any component that implements the IList interface	Represents a collection of objects that can be individually accessed by index.
Jagged arrays	An array whose elements are arrays.

The first example demonstrates how to bind the ComboBoxEditor to a DataSet and assumes that a dataset was created using the OleDbDataAdapter class.

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Dim combo As New WinComboBox() oleDbDataAdapter1.Fill( dataSet11 ) combo.DataSource = dataSet11 combo.DataMember = "Orders" combo.Location = New Point( 10 , 10 ) Me.Controls.Add( combo )

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WinComboBox combo = new WinComboBox(); oleDbDataAdapter1.Fill( dataSet11 ); combo.DataSource = dataSet11; combo.DataMember = "Orders"; combo.Location = new Point( 10 , 10 ); this.Controls.Add( combo );

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WinComboBox combo = new WinComboBox();    

oleDbDataAdapter1.Fill( dataSet11 );     

combo.DataSource = dataSet11;

combo.DataMember = "Orders";          

combo.Location = new Point( 10 , 10 );

this.Controls.Add( combo   );

The next example demonstrates how to bind the ComboBoxEditor to a Jagged array. If items are added, removed, or modified in the jagged array from outside of the combobox, then the jagged array must be reassigned to the DataSource property in order for the modifications to be reflected in the combobox.

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Dim combo As New WinComboBox() Dim data(9)() As Object data(0) = New Object(3) {"Canada", 31500000, "Ottawa", "12.2 ºc"} data(1) = New Object(3) {"Switzerland", 7300000, "Bern", "23.3 ºc"} data(2) = New Object(3) {"France", 59500000, "Paris", "27.3 ºc"} data(3) = New Object(3) {"USA", 278000000, "Washington", "14.1 ºc"} data(4) = New Object(3) {"UK", 59700000, "London", "23.7 ºc"} data(5) = New Object(3) {"Belgium", 10300000, "Brussels", "21.8 ºc"} data(6) = New Object(3) {"Italy", 57700000, "Rome", "29.6 ºc"} data(7) = New Object(3) {"Spain", 40000000, "Madrid", "31.8 ºc"} data(8) = New Object(3) {"Germany", 83000000, "Berlin", "25.1 ºc"} data(9) = New Object(3) {"Japan", 126800000, "Tokyo", "17.2 ºc"} combo.DataSource = data combo.Location = New Point( 10 ,10 ) Me.Controls.Add( combo )

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Dim combo As New WinComboBox()

Dim data(9)() As Object

data(0) = New Object(3) {"Canada", 31500000, "Ottawa", "12.2 ºc"}

data(1) = New Object(3) {"Switzerland", 7300000, "Bern", "23.3 ºc"}

data(2) = New Object(3) {"France", 59500000, "Paris", "27.3 ºc"}

data(3) = New Object(3) {"USA", 278000000, "Washington", "14.1 ºc"}

data(4) = New Object(3) {"UK", 59700000, "London", "23.7 ºc"}

data(5) = New Object(3) {"Belgium", 10300000, "Brussels", "21.8 ºc"}

data(6) = New Object(3) {"Italy", 57700000, "Rome", "29.6 ºc"}

data(7) = New Object(3) {"Spain", 40000000, "Madrid", "31.8 ºc"}

data(8) = New Object(3) {"Germany", 83000000, "Berlin", "25.1 ºc"}

data(9) = New Object(3) {"Japan", 126800000, "Tokyo", "17.2 ºc"}    

combo.DataSource = data     

combo.Location = New Point( 10 ,10 )

Me.Controls.Add( combo )

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WinComboBox combo = new WinComboBox(); object[][] data = new object[ 10 ][] { new object[ 4 ] { "Canada" , 31500000 , "Ottawa" , "12.2 ºc" }, new object[ 4 ] { "Switzerland" , 7300000, "Bern" , "23.3 ºc"}, new object[ 4 ] { "France" , 59500000 , "Paris" , "27.3 ºc" } , new object[ 4 ] { "USA" , 278000000 , "Washington" , "14.1 ºc" } , new object[ 4 ] { "UK" , 59700000, "London" , "23.7 ºc" } , new object[ 4 ] { "Belgium" , 10300000, "Brussels" , "21.8 ºc" } , new object[ 4 ] { "Italy" , 57700000 , "Rome" , "29.6 ºc"} , new object[ 4 ] { "Spain" , 40000000 , "Madrid" , "31.8 ºc" } , new object[ 4 ] { "Germany" , 83000000, "Berlin" , "25.1 ºc" } , new object[ 4 ] { "Japan" , 126800000, "Tokyo" , "17.2 ºc" } }; combo.DataSource = data; combo.Location = new Point( 10, 10 ); this.Controls.Add( combo );

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WinComboBox combo = new WinComboBox();

object[][] data = new object[ 10 ][] {

           new object[ 4 ] { "Canada" , 31500000 , "Ottawa" , "12.2 ºc" },

           new object[ 4 ] { "Switzerland" , 7300000, "Bern"  , "23.3 ºc"},

           new object[ 4 ] { "France" , 59500000 , "Paris" , "27.3 ºc" } ,

           new object[ 4 ] { "USA" , 278000000 , "Washington" , "14.1 ºc" } ,

           new object[ 4 ] { "UK" , 59700000, "London" , "23.7 ºc" } ,

           new object[ 4 ] { "Belgium" , 10300000, "Brussels" , "21.8 ºc" } ,

           new object[ 4 ] { "Italy" , 57700000 , "Rome" , "29.6 ºc"} ,

           new object[ 4 ] { "Spain" , 40000000 , "Madrid" , "31.8 ºc" } ,

           new object[ 4 ] { "Germany" , 83000000, "Berlin" , "25.1 ºc" } ,

new object[ 4 ] { "Japan" , 126800000, "Tokyo" , "17.2 ºc" } };

combo.DataSource = data;

combo.Location = new Point( 10, 10 );

this.Controls.Add( combo );

In the case where the ComboBoxEditor is created using the constructor that accepts a DisplayFormat, only the columns specified by the DisplayFormat parameter will be created in the dropdown.