binding all countries to a combobox?!

hi, i have a registeration form , one of the fields in nationality so i need a list of all countries in alphabetical order , this is what i could think of

Code:

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Dim cultures() As System.Globalization.CultureInfo = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultures(Globalization.CultureTypes.SpecificCultures)
        Dim countries As New System.Collections.ArrayList()
        Dim enm As IEnumerator = cultures.GetEnumerator
        While enm.MoveNext
            Dim str As String = CType(enm.Current, System.Globalization.CultureInfo).EnglishName
            Dim start As Int16 = str.IndexOf("(") + 1
            Dim finish As Int16 = str.IndexOf(")")
            countries.Add(str.Substring(start, finish - start))
        End While
        countries.Sort()
        nationality.DataSource = countries

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there must be an easier way

This ?

VB Code:

listBox1.Sorted=true

Try using the SortListed Collection. Here is a quick snippet (it's in C#, but im sure you can decipher):

Code:

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private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {

    if (!Page.IsPostBack) {
        CultureInfo[] c = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.SpecificCultures);
        SortedList countries = new SortedList();
                               
        foreach (CultureInfo o in c) {
            countries.Add(o.Name, o.EnglishName);
        }

        ddlCountries.DataTextField = "Value";
        ddlCountries.DataSource = countries;
        ddlCountries.DataBind();
    }
}

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