Any way to have a ListBox with nothing selected?

[MattB]

I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the user
can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that with a list box
or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound controls I
should look into?

Thanks!

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

deselect the listbox by setting the selectedindex to -1 in code

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"MattB" <so********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the user
can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that with a list
box
or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound controls
I
should look into?

Thanks!

[John Timney \(Microsoft MVP\)]

Usually easiest done by adding an empty item at position zero after binding,
at leat that way the user can select nothing as an option

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Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
"MattB" <so********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2m************@uni-berlin.de...

I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the user
can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that with a list box or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound controls I should look into?

Thanks!

[MattB]

Alvin Bruney [MVP] wrote:

deselect the listbox by setting the selectedindex to -1 in code

I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the
user can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that
with a list box
or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound
controls I
should look into?

Thanks!

Thanks to you both!

Matt

[Paul]

Hi, just wondering how to add an empty item at position 0 after data binding as I have a listbox that is currently setup with a databind, after using a stored procedure to fill a dataset?
Thanks.
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Paul G
Software engineer.
"John Timney (Microsoft MVP)" wrote:

Usually easiest done by adding an empty item at position zero after binding,
at leat that way the user can select nothing as an option

--
Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
"MattB" <so********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2m************@uni-berlin.de...

I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the user
can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that with a list

box

or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound controls

I

should look into?

Thanks!

[Antonio (MCAD)]

I agree with John on the the empty item for the scenario if a user selects and item and decides to not select something, then the listbox would save that item selected. This would not leave the user a choice unselect their initial choice.
"John Timney (Microsoft MVP)" wrote:

Usually easiest done by adding an empty item at position zero after binding,
at leat that way the user can select nothing as an option

--
Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
"MattB" <so********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2m************@uni-berlin.de...

I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the user
can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that with a list

box

or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound controls

I

should look into?

Thanks!

[Greg Burns]

With ddlRoutes
.DataSource = travelDB.GetRoutes
.DataTextField = "RouteName"
.DataValueField = "RouteID"
.DataBind()

.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("-select route-", ""))
End With

HTH,
Greg

"Paul" <Pa**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi, just wondering how to add an empty item at position 0 after data binding as I have a listbox that is currently setup with a databind, after
using a stored procedure to fill a dataset? Thanks.
--
Paul G
Software engineer.
"John Timney (Microsoft MVP)" wrote:

Usually easiest done by adding an empty item at position zero after binding, at leat that way the user can select nothing as an option

--
Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
"MattB" <so********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2m************@uni-berlin.de...

I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the user can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that with a

list box

or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound

controls I

should look into?

Thanks!

[Paul]

ok thanks it worked!
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Paul G
Software engineer.
"Greg Burns" wrote:

With ddlRoutes
.DataSource = travelDB.GetRoutes
.DataTextField = "RouteName"
.DataValueField = "RouteID"
.DataBind()

.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("-select route-", ""))
End With

HTH,
Greg

"Paul" <Pa**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi, just wondering how to add an empty item at position 0 after data

binding as I have a listbox that is currently setup with a databind, after
using a stored procedure to fill a dataset?

Thanks.
--
Paul G
Software engineer.
"John Timney (Microsoft MVP)" wrote:

Usually easiest done by adding an empty item at position zero after binding, at leat that way the user can select nothing as an option

--
Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
"MattB" <so********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I need to have a control (currently trying to use listbox) where the user > can have nothing selected if they choose. Any way to do that with a list box
> or would I be better off with a RadioButtonList? Any other bound controls I
> should look into?
>
> Thanks!
>
>