Different ways of Binding Data in comboBox in visual basic net application

The following code can be used in asp net and net desktop applications.

It is good piece of code for visual basic programmer who are learning the visual basic net programming.

Binding with the array of animals

dim mypets() as String = {"Cat","Dog","Mouse","Cow","Horse","emu","chicken"}
combobox1.DataSource=mypets
combobox1.SelectedIndex=0


Binding with the array list

dim mypets as new ArrayList
with mypets
.Add("Cat")
.Add("Dog")
.Add("Mouse")
.Add("Cow")
.Add("Horse")
.Add("emu")
.Add("Chicken")
End With

combobox1.DataSource=mypets

combobox1.SelectedIndex=0


Binding with the dataset where data is filled from the database
private dsPets as new Dataset

First we have to fill the dataset dsPets from the sql server database or any other databases

and then use the following code to bind it to the combobox

With combobox1
.Datasource=dspetss.Tables("Pets")
.Displaymember="PetName"
.ValueMember="PetID"
End With

combobox1.SelectedIndex=0
txtDisplay.Text=ctype(combobox1.SelectedValue,String)


Binding with the dataview where data is filled from the database

private dvPets as new DataView

We have to fill up the dataview dvPets from the sql server database or any other database source and then use the following code to bind the combobox. 

With combobox1
.Datasource=dvPets
.Displaymember="PetName"
.ValueMember="PetID"
End With

combobox1.SelectedIndex=0
txtDisplay.Text=ctype(combobox1.SelectedValue,String)

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