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ItemData of Combobox in .Net

Hi, My questions is, I have Province table with Province Name and Province Code. In VB 6, we had this property ItemData where we can store related value and run query based on that. But in VB.Net, we don't have this kind of property. Can anyone help me out, how can i do this in .Net?

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Arthur_Wood

In .Net, what is actually held in a ComboBox is an Object, not a simple string. What is displayed in the ComboBox is defined by the Object's .ToString() .

That being the case, if you define the class correctly, you can have almost any data available when you select an Item from the ComboBox.

Yes, that will require that you re-write the part of the code that both stores items in the ComnboBox, and the code that uses the Selected Item. But the increase in capability will be well worth the necessary re-coding effort.

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asimahmed073100

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Thanks Arthur, but i am just wondering how would i save both items in combobox as i don't want users to see the ProvinceID. One more thing came up in my mind is about DataSet. Could you help me out, where can i get much and detailed information about the DataSet.

Thanks.

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