1 Reply Latest reply on Jul 18, 2016 12:00 PM by Michael Spens

    Properties Reading & Editing Listbox

    Jean-Baptiste Bouckaert
    Jean-Baptiste Bouckaert Jul 15, 2016 5:26 AM

      Hi, currently I'm reading the custom properties from  a file and putting them in a ListBox. Propnames are the names of the properties and Propval are the values of these properties. I'm using VB.NET with the Document Manager API.

       

          Public Sub ReadWriteProps()

       

                  propNames = dmDoc.GetCustomPropertyNames()

       

              If Not propNames Is Nothing Then

                  clb_Properties.Items.Clear()

                  For Each propName As String In propNames

                      propVal = dmDoc.GetCustomProperty(propName, Nothing)

                      clb_Properties.Items.Add(propName & ": " & propVal)

                  Next

              End If

       

          End Sub

       

      I have put a textbox beneath this and would like 2 things.

      I'd like to display the value of the selected item in the listbox. Currently I use this code, but it gives me both the value and the name.

       

          Private Sub clb_Properties_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles clb_Properties.SelectedIndexChanged

       

              txt_PropertyEdit.Text = propVal(clb_Properties.SelectedItem)

       

          End Sub

       

      Secondly, I'd like to click a button and then this would trigger the replacement of the value in the listbox of the selected item with the given value in the textbox.

       

          Private Sub btn_Edit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btn_Edit.Click

       

              propVal(clb_Properties.SelectedIndex) = txt_PropertyEdit.Text

       

          End Sub

       

      This code however, gives me an error. I've also tried the 'SelectedItem' function. Does someone know how I fix this?

       

      Greetings!

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        • Re: Properties Reading & Editing Listbox
          Michael Spens
          Michael Spens Employee Jul 18, 2016 12:00 PM (in response to Jean-Baptiste Bouckaert)

          Since the values in your ListBox are single strings, you'll need to manually separate the name from the value.  The ListBox control has a few ways to get the selected text.  SelectedItem could return undesired results since ListBox items could be any object.  ListBox.Text will return the actively selected text if you limit your selections to one item. 

           

          To split your name from value, try Strings.Split(": ", clb_Properties.Text).  This will give you an array of two elements, your name and the value.

           

          If you'd like a more elegant solution, I might suggest using a DataGridView control.  It gives you the ability to add columns and create something that looks more like the Custom Properties UI in SOLIDWORKS.

           

          Try using the method from the link below to replace the selected item in your ListBox with the new text.  FYI, SelectedIndex returns the index number of the selected ListBox Item.  It isn't something you can replace.

          Replace Listbox text (vb .net) - vbCity - The .NET Developer Community

           

          Hope that helps!

          Mike