Asked By
betty lodge
10 points
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Posted on - 01/15/2012
I have a defined list. It should be allowed to type starting letters and filter the list by that letter typed, just like the Combo box in Visual Basic. Now I have to scroll the all data and it is very difficult as the list is very long.Â
Please help me.Â
Thanks in advance.
How to make a combo box like Visual Basic?
If you are using VB.NET, the following are the guidelines you will need for creating a combo box:
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First you will open Visual Basic and then create a new project.
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Thereafter you will add a button to your new form, and then you will locate the Combo Box on the Visual Basic .NET toolbar as follows:
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You will thereafter double click the icon so ad to add the Combo Box to your form.
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The combo box is meant to limit the choices the user will have, and therefore you will need to set it up to do that as follows:
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You will need to click on your Combo Box, and then you will locate the Item property from the Properties Box:
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After that you will need to click the gray button, and then using the String Collection Editor, you will type an item and press Return.
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You will need to Enter several items, and click the OK button at the bottom to close the editor.
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You can now run the program and test out your new Combo Box.
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