Searching a Listbox

[anteneh]

How do you search a listbox with items already inside using string and indexof function? Also, could I display the results in another listbox? What do you guys suggest. Thanks

[CyberHawke]

Originally posted by anteneh
How do you search a listbox with items already inside using string and indexof function? Also, could I display the results in another listbox? What do you guys suggest. Thanks

Like this:

Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
 
Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
 
    Private Sub btnGetData_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnGetData.Click
        Dim cnCustomers As New SqlConnection("packet size=4096;integrated security=SSPI;data source=(local);" & _
                                             "persist security info=False;initial catalog=northwind")
        Dim daCustomers As New SqlDataAdapter("SELECT CustomerID, CompanyName, ContactName, Address FROM Customers", cnCustomers)
        Dim dtCustomers As New DataTable("Customers")
        Dim drCustomer As DataRow
        daCustomers.Fill(dtCustomers)
        For Each drCustomer In dtCustomers.Rows
            Me.ListBox1.Items.Add(Convert.ToString(drCustomer("ContactName")))
        Next
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub btnFindItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnFindItem.Click
        Dim liCust As Object
        For Each liCust In Me.ListBox1.Items
            If Convert.ToString(liCust).IndexOf("Ana") > -1 Then Me.ListBox2.Items.Add(liCust)
        Next
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub btnQuit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnQuit.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
End Class