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Listbox hidden field

Is there a hidden field in listbox controls?
Im doing an asp application that has a listbox that has data in it. I need to associate a unique ID with the data, but I dont want to show it.
so the listbox data would actually be like:
234 item1
394 item2
907 item3

but the listbox would just show
item1
item2
item3

How could I set this up?
later i will need to access this data by index.

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bertino12

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Yes, that has how to add items, which I am already doing, but doesnt really cover anything about hidden fields.

Dim ds As DataSet
ds = Me._Helper.popKeywords(intId)
For i As Integer = 0 To ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count - 1
Me.lbKeywords.Items.Add(ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item("term"))
Next
ds = Nothing

currently, this is how I add my items, but my terms need to have a "term_id" associated with them in that control, but the "term_id" cant be seen in the listbox.

ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item("term_ID")

bertino12

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This solved my problem. Ill give you credit because you mentioned the text and value properties and it got me looking for a value property.

Dim ds As DataSet
ds = Me._Helper.popKeywords(intDecisionId)
For i As Integer = 0 To ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count - 1
Me.lbKeywords.Items.Add(ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item("term"))
Me.lbKeywords.Items.Item(i).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item("term_id")
Next
ds = Nothing