items in checked list box - visual studio
i have an application with several forms that use the same list of items in a checked list box. over time, the list of items will evolve, so rather than continually update the ITEMS collection in each form separately, I'd like to use an easier method. the list of items is also stored in a SQL database, and can be configured by application users.
a resource file is one option, as is retrieving the list from the database, but that means rebuilding the ITEMS collection every time one of the forms is loaded which happens often. another option is to load the forms once, keep them loaded, and show and hide them rather than reload them.
Any other ideas welcome.
a resource file is one option, as is retrieving the list from the database, but that means rebuilding the ITEMS collection every time one of the forms is loaded which happens often. another option is to load the forms once, keep them loaded, and show and hide them rather than reload them.
Any other ideas welcome.
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Nasir Razzaq
Another option is to load a DataTable (declared in a module) once and then use it as the data source of the list during the life time of the app.
ASKER
thanks for the suggestion - that would work, but i'm trying to avoid having to rebuild the list dynamically every time the form is loaded. i wouldn't mind loading the list once and updating the forms once at the start of each run, but i don't know how to make that a permanent (or semi-permanent) part of the forms.
Keeping forms in memory would take much more resources than building the list. How many items are in the list?
ASKER
25 right now. it won't grow to more than 60, and is likely to stay under 50.
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