ListBox Object

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ListBox Object
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ListBoxes

• Displays a group of values, called items, with
  one item per line.
• Open a new VB application, place a ListBox onto
  the form.
• Name the ListBox lstClothingStores

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Displaying Data Using the ListBox Object
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Coding a ListBox

• Add a button to your form.
• Declare a string variable to read in clothing
  stores.
• Assign the values from an InputBox to your string
  variable to read in the stores.
• Output the stores into the ListBox using
  lstClothingStores.Items.Add(str)

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Clearing a ListBox

• You can clear the ListBox the same way you clear
  a TextBox.
• Add a MenuStrip to your form with a clear option
  to clear the ListBox.

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Adding Items During Design

• Sometimes you want to have items already in a
  list box.
• Add items to your list box in the Items property
  in the Properties window.
• Add 5 stores, pressing Enter after each store.

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Selecting Items

• The SelectedItem property identifies which item
  in the ListBox is selected.

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Outputting Selected Item

• You can output the selected item to a MessageBox.

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Assignment

• Create a form with a ListBox and a MenuStrip.
  Code a Clear and Exit item under the File menu.
• Have the user enter 5 of their favorite bands
  into the list box during runtime. (Use an
  InputBox or TextBox)
• Have the user select the band they want to listen
  to presently and output their selection in a
  MessageBox.