Visual Basic® 2010 Unleashed

ComboBox

The WPF ComboBox also works the same as in other technologies. The following XAML snippet shows how you implement a sample ComboBox showing a list of hypothetical customers:

Each item in the control is represented by a ComboBoxItem object whose Content property sets the item’s content that can be also something different from text. (For example, you might embed a video through a MediaElement control). The SelectionChanged event is raised when the user selects an item.

Designer Tools for Adding Items

You can add items to a ComboBox by clicking the button on the Items property in the Properties window. This shows a dialog where you can ...