ToolStripComboB ox DataBind

[bds]

Is there any way to databind a ToolStripComboB ox?

I have a form where I'd like a databound combobox to be the parameter
selection of a DataGridView. This combobox comes from a table with your
basic two column id and description fields. I'm interested in displaying the
descriptions in the combobox and having the id be used for the parameter.

I can see how this can be done with a simple combobox, but I do not see
DataBinding for the ToolStripComboB ox.

I can also imagine just manually filling the ToolStringCombo Box after
InitializeCompo nent, but I'm not quite sure the best way to store id/value
and then use the id for the parameter of the grid.

Maybe I could also create a custom control for the ToolStrip?

-bds

[bds]

I was able to do what was needed with the following.

1. Manually fill strings into the ToolStringCombo Box inside the Form using
a DataSet. I do this in the Form constructor.

2. At the same time I fill the strings, I add the IDs to a new private
ArrayList member of the Form.

3. My TableAdapter.Fi ll takes the ID parameter as its second parameter. I
use the ToolStringCombo Box.SelectedInd ex and do a lookup of the ID in my Form
private ArrayList. MyTableAdapter. Fill gets called in the Form
fillToolStripBu tton_Click event handler.

That's about it. This is fine for what I needed, however I'm still
interested to find out if anybody has a more elegant solution with
DataBinding - even if the post is just theory and hasn't been tried yet.

-bds
"bds" wrote:

Is there any way to databind a ToolStripComboB ox?

I have a form where I'd like a databound combobox to be the parameter
selection of a DataGridView. This combobox comes from a table with your
basic two column id and description fields. I'm interested in displaying the
descriptions in the combobox and having the id be used for the parameter.

I can see how this can be done with a simple combobox, but I do not see
DataBinding for the ToolStripComboB ox.

I can also imagine just manually filling the ToolStringCombo Box after
InitializeCompo nent, but I'm not quite sure the best way to store id/value
and then use the id for the parameter of the grid.

Maybe I could also create a custom control for the ToolStrip?

-bds

[Bart Mermuys]

Hi,

"bds" <bd*@discussion s.microsoft.com > wrote in message
news:E1******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

I was able to do what was needed with the following.

1. Manually fill strings into the ToolStringCombo Box inside the Form
using
a DataSet. I do this in the Form constructor.

2. At the same time I fill the strings, I add the IDs to a new private
ArrayList member of the Form.

3. My TableAdapter.Fi ll takes the ID parameter as its second parameter.
I
use the ToolStringCombo Box.SelectedInd ex and do a lookup of the ID in my
Form
private ArrayList. MyTableAdapter. Fill gets called in the Form
fillToolStripBu tton_Click event handler.

That's about it. This is fine for what I needed, however I'm still
interested to find out if anybody has a more elegant solution with
DataBinding - even if the post is just theory and hasn't been tried yet.
The ToolStripComboB ox host a ToolStripComboB oxControl that inherits from the
normal ComboBox, so you can cast the hosted control (see Control property)
to a ComboBox, once you have that it's normal DataBinding.
Eg.:

Form_Load( .... )
{
ComboBox cb = (ComboBox)toolS tripComboBox1.C ontrol;
cb.DataSource = someDataTable;
cb.DisplayMembe r = "columname-for-text";
cb.ValueMember = "colunmname-for-values";
}

// add a normal event for SelectedIndexCh anged on the ToolStripComboB ox
private void toolStripComboB ox1_SelectedInd exChanged(objec t sender,
EventArgs e)
{
// SelectedValue should give you the ID you want
Console.WriteLi ne(((ComboBox)t oolStripComboBo x1.Control).Sel ectedValue);
}
HTH
Greetings


-bds
"bds" wrote:

Is there any way to databind a ToolStripComboB ox?

I have a form where I'd like a databound combobox to be the parameter
selection of a DataGridView. This combobox comes from a table with your
basic two column id and description fields. I'm interested in displaying
the
descriptions in the combobox and having the id be used for the parameter.

I can see how this can be done with a simple combobox, but I do not see
DataBinding for the ToolStripComboB ox.

I can also imagine just manually filling the ToolStringCombo Box after
InitializeCompo nent, but I'm not quite sure the best way to store
id/value
and then use the id for the parameter of the grid.

Maybe I could also create a custom control for the ToolStrip?

-bds

[bds]

Thanks for the response. I guess it would help if I looked at the object
model a bit closer. I'll give this a try when I have a moment because I do
think it is cleaner.

-bds
"Bart Mermuys" wrote:

Hi,

"bds" <bd*@discussion s.microsoft.com > wrote in message
news:E1******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

I was able to do what was needed with the following.

1. Manually fill strings into the ToolStringCombo Box inside the Form
using
a DataSet. I do this in the Form constructor.

2. At the same time I fill the strings, I add the IDs to a new private
ArrayList member of the Form.

3. My TableAdapter.Fi ll takes the ID parameter as its second parameter.
I
use the ToolStringCombo Box.SelectedInd ex and do a lookup of the ID in my
Form
private ArrayList. MyTableAdapter. Fill gets called in the Form
fillToolStripBu tton_Click event handler.

That's about it. This is fine for what I needed, however I'm still
interested to find out if anybody has a more elegant solution with
DataBinding - even if the post is just theory and hasn't been tried yet.

The ToolStripComboB ox host a ToolStripComboB oxControl that inherits from the
normal ComboBox, so you can cast the hosted control (see Control property)
to a ComboBox, once you have that it's normal DataBinding.
Eg.:

Form_Load( .... )
{
ComboBox cb = (ComboBox)toolS tripComboBox1.C ontrol;
cb.DataSource = someDataTable;
cb.DisplayMembe r = "columname-for-text";
cb.ValueMember = "colunmname-for-values";
}

// add a normal event for SelectedIndexCh anged on the ToolStripComboB ox
private void toolStripComboB ox1_SelectedInd exChanged(objec t sender,
EventArgs e)
{
// SelectedValue should give you the ID you want
Console.WriteLi ne(((ComboBox)t oolStripComboBo x1.Control).Sel ectedValue);
}
HTH
Greetings

-bds
"bds" wrote:

Is there any way to databind a ToolStripComboB ox?

I have a form where I'd like a databound combobox to be the parameter
selection of a DataGridView. This combobox comes from a table with your
basic two column id and description fields. I'm interested in displaying
the
descriptions in the combobox and having the id be used for the parameter.

I can see how this can be done with a simple combobox, but I do not see
DataBinding for the ToolStripComboB ox.

I can also imagine just manually filling the ToolStringCombo Box after
InitializeCompo nent, but I'm not quite sure the best way to store
id/value
and then use the id for the parameter of the grid.

Maybe I could also create a custom control for the ToolStrip?

-bds