auto select new value in combobox

[itlee]

I have a combobox on form1 with a button to open form2 where the user can create a new item for the combobox.

both forms are databound to a database and when form2 closes the datasource for the combobox is refreshed.

How can i pass back the id of the new item so the combox auto selects the new item?

itlee.

itlee. MCP\Analyst\Programmer\SQL\.NET\VB\C#

 

[itlee]

I worked it out!

I created a property in Form2 to hold the value of the new item.

Then in Form1, after reloading the bindingsource, do a search on the bindingsource for the value from Form2.property to return its index in the list and assign that index to SelecedIndex of the combobox.

            MyForm form = new MyForm();
            form.ShowDialog();

            // Reload the combobox.
            this.mydataTableAdapter.Fill(this.mydataDataSet.mytable);

            // Find the new value and display in the combobox.
            if (mybindingsource.SupportsSearching == true)
            {
                int foundIndex = mybindingsource.Find("Name", form.thenewitemproperty);
                if (foundIndex > -1)
                {
                    thecombobox.SelectedIndex = foundIndex;
                }
            }

itlee. MCP\Analyst\Programmer\SQL\.NET\VB\C#