Combobox Store Values

[crusher]

Hey all.

i think its hard to explain, but here we go.

I have a combobox, where you should be able to add item (in this case colors/Hexcode selected from colordialog).
So lets say we have 3 items in that combobox:
Red
Green
Blue

and if you pick blue, the color blue should apper in a background color.
I can only get names to work, but i cant find out how to store the hex value data.

Heres a pic. might help a little.
Attatched...

[kevininstructor]

Given a color name

Me.BackColor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("Blue")

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ranslator.aspx

[crusher]

I need to save a name together with a hex value, but the value should be hidden. Save the Data along with the name.

Im new to this sry.

[kevininstructor]

I need to save a name together with a hex value, but the value should be hidden. Save the Data along with the name.

You could create a DataTable with two columns, one for what to display, one as you call it hidden. Add rows to the DataTable, to show first set the DisplayMember to the column which will display and the ValueMember for the hidden value, set the DataSource of the control to the DataTable. On Selection Changed event of the control you can set the display item via the Text Property and the hidden value from SelectedValue

To read back data use a DataSet.ReadXml, point to the first Table in the DataSet to load the control. To save back to disk use DataTable.WriteXml.

Setup

Dim ds As New DataSet
ds.ReadXml(FileName)

ds.Tables(0).TableName = "SavedItems" ' must have a table name set

MyComboBox.DisplayMember = "DisplayColumn"
MyComboBox.ValueMember = "HiddenColumn"
MyComboBox.DataSource = ds.Tables(0)

Write back to disk

DirectCast(MyComboBox.DataSource, DataTable).WriteXml(FileName)

How you might create the intial DataTable

Dim table As New DataTable()
table.Columns.Add("DisplayColumn", GetType(String))
table.Columns.Add("HiddenColumn", GetType(String))

How to add rows to a DataTable
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.90).aspx


Here is some more conversions

Dim StringColor As [String] = "#FF00FF"
Dim Converter As New ColorConverter()
Dim MyColor As Color = DirectCast(Converter.ConvertFromString(StringColor), Color)
Console.WriteLine(MyColor.ToString)
Console.WriteLine(GetHexColor(MyColor))

Private Function GetHexColor(ByVal sender As System.Drawing.Color) As String
    Return "#" & Hex(sender.R) & Hex(sender.G) & Hex(sender.B)
End Function

[crusher]

As i said, im very new to this program, cloud be nice with some exsample.
I Dont know what to add and where?

Heres my code so far:

Private Sub Button1_Click_2(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        If WCComboColors.Text.Length = 0 Then
            MsgBox("Please enter a name.")
        ElseIf WCComboColors.Items.Contains(WCComboColors.Text) Then
            MsgBox("The name: " & "'" & WCComboColors.Text & "'" & " already exsist.")
        Else
            MsgBox("'" & WCComboColors.Text & "'" & " was added to the list.")
            ' THIS WILL SAVE WHATEVER THE USERS WAS WRITTEN IN THE COMBOBOX.
            ' NOW I JUST NEED TO SAVE THE VALUES (HEX VALUE, FROM A BACKGROUND COLOR OF A PANEL), ALONG WITH THE NAME.
            ' SO IF A USER PRESSES ORANGE, THE ORANGE HEX VALUE COLOR APPEARS IN A BACKGROUND COLOR OF A PANEL.
            ' THE USER SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO DELETE VALUES/NAMES.
            ' I DONT KNOW HOW TO SAVE/LOAD THIS DATA?
            WCComboColors.Items.Add(WCComboColors.Text)
 
        End If
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button2_Click_1(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        MsgBox("'" & WCComboColors.Text & "'" & " was deleted from the list.")
        WCComboColors.Items.Remove(WCComboColors.SelectedItem)
        WCComboColors.Text = ""
        ColorBox.BackColor = Color.Black
    End Sub

[crusher]

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[kevininstructor]

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