Stephens' C# Programming with Visual Studio® 2010 24-Hour Trainer

214



LESSON 17 Using EnUmErations and strUctUrEs

public string Email;

public string Phone;

public ContactMethod PreferredMethod;

}

Create a



Dictionary<string, Address> field to hold the address data.

1. Use code similar to the following code at the form’s class level (not inside any event

handler):

// Make a Dictionary to hold addresses.

private Dictionary<string, Address> Addresses =

new Dictionary<string, Address>();

Add code to initially select the



ComboBox’s None entry when the form loads.

1. Use code similar to the following:

// Make sure the ComboBox starts with an item selected.

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

preferredMethodComboBox.SelectedIndex = 0;

}

Add code to the Add button that creates the new entry in the



Dictionary.

1. Use code similar to the following. Optionally you can clear the TextBoxes to get ready

for the next address.

// Add a new address.

private void addButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

// Fill in a new Address structure.

Address newAddress;

newAddress.Name = nameTextBox.Text;

newAddress.Street = streetTextBox.Text;

newAddress.City = cityTextBox.Text;

newAddress.State = stateTextBox.Text;

newAddress.Zip = zipTextBox.Text;

newAddress.Email = emailTextBox.Text;

newAddress.Phone = phoneTextBox.Text;

newAddress.PreferredMethod =

(ContactMethod)preferredMethodComboBox.SelectedIndex;

// Add the name and address to the dictionary. ...