How to: Access Specific Items in a Windows Forms ComboBox, ListBox, or CheckedListBox Control

Accessing specific items in a Windows Forms combo box, list box, or checked list box is an essential task. It enables you to programmatically determine what is in a list, at any given position.

To access a specific item

1. Query the Items collection using the index of the specific item:

   Private Function GetItemText(i As Integer) As String
      ' Return the text of the item using the index:
      Return ComboBox1.Items(i).ToString
   End Function
   

   private string GetItemText(int i)
   {
      // Return the text of the item using the index:
      return (comboBox1.Items[i].ToString());
   }
   

   private:
      String^ GetItemText(int i)
      {
         // Return the text of the item using the index:
         return (comboBox1->Items->Item[i]->ToString());
      }
   

See also

• ComboBox
• ListBox
• CheckedListBox
• Windows Forms Controls Used to List Options