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Article ID: 925730 - Last Review: October 8, 2011 - Revision: 2.0
BUG: A ComboBox control does not display any items in the .NET Framework 2.0
When you bind a
ComboBox control to an array, the
ComboBox control does not display any items. Additionally, the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 does not throw an exception as expected.
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
- The data source of the ComboBox control is set to use an array.
- The Sorted property of the ComboBox control is set to true.
This problem occurs because of a bug in the .NET Framework 2.0. You cannot sort a
ComboBox control that uses an array as a data source.
To work around this problem, sort the array first. Then bind the array to the
ComboBox control.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
When you run the following code, you experience the problem that is described in the "Symptoms" section.
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
string [] myArray = new string[3] {"item1", "item2","item3"};
comboBox1.Sorted=true;
comboBox1.DataSource = myArray;
if ( comboBox1.Items.Count > 0 )
{
comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
}
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
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