combobox gives unexpected cast error

[Martin]

using VS2005 - VB.Net

I noticed unexpected behaviour when using a combobox which has it's
datasource set to a datatable. Also the Valuemember and Displaymember are
being set. I'm getting a cast error when trying to read the SelectedValue.
However, if I change the order in which DataSource, Valuemember and
Displaymemeber are set, then the cast error is not thrown. What is happening
here?

Example (the error appears at ***) where ID is an integer, Name is a string:

Public Class FrmTestComboBox

Private Sub FrmTestComboBox _Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
FillCombo()
End Sub

Public Sub FillCombo()
ComboBox1.DataS ource = MyTable
ComboBox1.Value Member = "ID"
ComboBox1.Displ ayMember = "Name"
End Sub

Private Sub ComboBox1_Selec tedIndexChanged (ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles
ComboBox1.Selec tedIndexChanged
Dim val As Integer
Dim row As DataRowView

If ComboBox1.Selec tedIndex -1 Then
*** val = CInt(ComboBox1. SelectedValue)
row = DirectCast(Comb oBox1.SelectedI tem, DataRowView)
Label1.Text = CStr(row("Name" ))
End If
End Sub
End Class


If I rewrite this (setting DataSource as the last line), it works as expected.

Public Sub FillCombo()
ComboBox1.Value Member = "ID"
ComboBox1.Displ ayMember = "Name"
ComboBox1.DataS ource = MyTable
End Sub

I did not expect the order of the lines of code would have any consequence
here ...
Also in the Documentation an example shows up (for a listbox) which first
sets the datasource, and then the valuemember and displaymember.
ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.MSDN.v80/MS.NETDEVFX.v20 .en/CPref17/html/P_System_Window s_Forms_ListCon trol_ValueMembe r.htm

Martin

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[Jared Parsons [MSFT]]

Re: combobox gives unexpected cast error

Hello Martin,

If I rewrite this (setting DataSource as the last line), it works as
expected.
>
Public Sub FillCombo()
ComboBox1.Value Member = "ID"
ComboBox1.Displ ayMember = "Name"
ComboBox1.DataS ource = MyTable
End Sub
I did not expect the order of the lines of code would have any
consequence

When you set the DataSource property it's causincg the SelectedIndex event
to be raised. So your event handling code executes before you've told the
ComboBox which members in the table to bind to. When you re-order the statements
the properties are correctly set when the event is raised.

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[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

RE: combobox gives unexpected cast error

Hi Martin,

Thank you for your post.

I think you're referring to following MSDN Library document:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...listcontrol.va
luemember(d=ide ).aspx

I have verified that the sample code does have this issue, it will trigger
the SelectedValueCh anged event three times if setting the DataSource first.

I have reported this issue to our MSDN team on this. Thank you for your
feedback! We strive to capture any and all product issues / product
feedback so as to ensure that we are continuously developing Microsoft
products to meet customer needs. This is exactly why feedback such as yours
is always taken very seriously.

Please feel free to post here if you need more help on this.

Regards,
Walter Wang (wawang@online. microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Martin]

RE: combobox gives unexpected cast error

Ha Walter and Jared,

Ah ... thanks. Indeed, I did not realize the event fired at that specific
piece of code.
Learning something everyday ;-)

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[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

RE: combobox gives unexpected cast error

Hi Martin,

Thank you for your update.

Please feel free to post here if you need more help or anything is unclear.

Have a nice day!


Regards,
Walter Wang (wawang@online. microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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