> I've created classes before that don't inherit from anything (except, of
> course, Object) and overrode ToString. Then, after adding the object to a
> ComboBox, the ToString value was shown in the drop-down list. However,
> the ComboBox shows a blank item in its list if the object added is a
> UserControl.

"Jason Barnett" <jwb@wbai.com> wrote in message
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> I'm designing a UserControl that contains a ComboBox and a Panel. I'd
> like to swap the control contained in the Panel (a custom "child"
> usercontrol) based on the selection in the ComboBox. One way that I
> thought I might do this is to override the ToString on the "child" control
> and add that control to the ComboBox. Then, on the SelectedIndexChanged
> event of the ComboBox I could clear the contents of the Panel and add the
> SelectedItem.
>
> I've created classes before that don't inherit from anything (except, of
> course, Object) and overrode ToString. Then, after adding the object to a
> ComboBox, the ToString value was shown in the drop-down list. However,
> the ComboBox shows a blank item in its list if the object added is a
> UserControl. Does anyone have any ideas why this is happening and how I
> might resolve this? I'd appreciate the help.
>