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Detect user selecting item from a combo box list

When a combobox is dropped down, a list is displayed. When the user clicks on one of the list items, it's selected, the box is no longer dropped down, and the text changes to the selected item.

I would like to detect the user selecting a list item. Using VB.net 2002. There is a drop-down event, but how to detect when the user selects an item?

Thanks.

Roger

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Seems to interfere with my Autocomplete code (see below, this code from www.CodeProject.com somewhere). When the autocomplete completes, the SelectedValueChanged or SelectedIndexChanged Events fire.

Try
If Char.IsControl(e.KeyChar) Then Return

With Me
Dim stTextToFind As String = .Text.Substring(0, .SelectionStart)
Dim Index As Integer = .FindStringExact(stTextToFind)

If Index = -1 Then Index = .FindString(stTextToFind)
If Index = -1 Then Return

.SelectedIndex = Index
.SelectionStart = stTextToFind.Length
.SelectionLength = .Text.Length - .SelectionStart

e.Handled = True
End With
Catch
End Try
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However, it looks like the SelectionChangeCommitted event does the trick, and doesn't interfere with the Autocomplete code.

Roger