> Hi Sam,
>
> I my experience with databinding to a combo box, it has always been
> more reliable to convert the collection into a basic table. This may
> not be the most elegant but for me has been the most reliable.
>
> 1. create a new table.
> 2. add 2 columns, id and name.
> 3. add a row for each collection item, in your case using "long display
> name" as the name.
> 4. bind combo to new table, setting displaymember and valuemember.
>
> this can be encapsulated in a common routine that can be reused for
> many combos. again not that pretty but I feel it is the most reliable /
> robust solution and one that I use for all my combo binding.
>
> I will be watching this thread to see if there are any other
> suggestions though!
>
> Thanks
> Anthoney
> www.nowpromote.com.au
>
> Sam Carleton wrote:
>
>
>>Here is a simple question:
>>
>>There is a list of objects in a collection that need to be displayed in
>>a ComboBox. The text that should be displayed is NOT the ToString(),
>>but the property LongDisplayName. What is the best way to display this
>>collection?
>>
>>Should I be using a BindingSource or simply assigning the collection to
>>the combo box?
>>
>>How do I go about getting the combo box to display the LongDisplayName
>>property rather then the ToString() return value?
>>
>>THK!
>
>