WinForms combbox with multiple columns (C#)?

Question

Hello,

i am using currently the following code to populate a combobox:

combobox.DataSource = datatable;
combobox.DisplayMember = "Auftragsnummer";
combobox.ValueMember = "ID";

Is there a way to display multiple columns. I tried "Auftragsnummer, Kunde, Beschreibung" for DisplayMember but it did not work.

Thanks,

Dawit

Answer 1

You can't have a multiple column combo-box.

Would you not be better off using a DataGridView instead

Answer 2

It's not available out-of-the-box in .NET (be it Windows forms or asp.net's dropdownlist) CHeck out this code project item for reference on how to build your own. (there are loads more though).

Code Project

Answer 3

There's an article on Code Project describing how a Multicolumn ComboBox can be created.

Multicolumn Combobox - Code Project

Answer 4

You can't have multiple columns. Though you can have concatenation of multiple fields as Display Member

Check out: How do I bind a Combo so the displaymember is concat of 2 fields of source datatable?

Answer 5

Quick solution
Datatables should be partical classes as far as I remember

1. Create a 2nd file for your datatable MyDataTable.custom.cs
2. Add a string property in the partial datatable class called "DisplayProperty"
3. In that property return a string.format("{0} {1} {2}", Auftragsnummer, Kunde, Beschreibung);
4. Bind your Datamember to your DisplayProperty

Answer 6

How to get data from two fields in ValueMember ?