--- title: "ListBox events in C #.Net" description: "ListBox and ComboBox are very useful control in developing window application. These two controls are very closely related to each other but they are" author: "Anonymous User" published: 2011-08-27 updated: 2020-05-15 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/626/listbox-events-in-c-dot-net category: "c#" tags: ["c#"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # ListBox events in C #.Net ListBox and ComboBox are very useful control in developing window application. These two controls are very closely related to each other but they are quite different in some manner. ListBox is collection of data item which can be selected single or multiple at a time and the data item is called listbox item where as ComboBox data item can be selected one at a time. Here I am focusing on ListBox events which are widely used in an application. ListBox have many events but in selected index change event are widely used. So let’s see the brief demonstration on this event. Step 1: First open visual studio and select new project from file menu and then select project (if you want to create window application) or website (if you want to create web application). Here I am choosing window application. Step 2: After creating successful new project drag listbox from left pane toolbox and drop it into window form. ![ListBox events in C #.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/176c6d68-ceca-4072-a319-7389f4e5b9dd/images/4f1c40ed-849a-4feb-8b7a-c3596da4ef6c.png) Here I am taking two LisBox one for select category and second to display appropriate information corresponding to select category name and one datagridview to explore information . ![ListBox events in C #.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/176c6d68-ceca-4072-a319-7389f4e5b9dd/images/13dff1cd-3483-4e17-a0cc-05bdd3cdde62.png) For creating this write the following code into select index change method. Let’s brief demonstration of ListBox. ``` private voidlist_CollectionItem_SelectedIndexChanged(objectsender, EventArgse)        {            list_ShowItem.Items.Clear();            //// create the object of listbox select items collection             ListBox.SelectedObjectCollectionlst_data=list_CollectionItem.SelectedItems;            foreach (objectdatainlst_data)            {                /// pass items name to databind method to load bind item into second list box               DataBind(data.ToString());            }                   }        public voidDataBind(stringcheck)        {            /// bind data if class item is selected             if(check=="Class")             {                 list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(0, "--------Class--------");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(1, "7");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(2, "8");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(3, "9");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(4, "10");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(5, "11");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(6, "12");              }                //// bind data if subject is slelected            else if(check=="Subject")              {                    list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(0, "--------Subject--------");                    list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(1, "Math");                    list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(2, "English");                    list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(3, "Science");                    list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(4, "English");                    list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(5, "History");                    list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(6, "Civics");               }                  //// bind data if stream is selected            else              {                  list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(0, "--------Stream--------");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(1, "Science");                list_ShowItem.Items.Insert(2, "Art");                 }        }                  private void list_ShowItem_SelectedIndexChanged(objectsender, EventArgse)        {            dataGridView1.Visible= true;            string checkinput=list_ShowItem.Text;            try            {                  int convertval= Convert.ToInt32(checkinput); /// this line genrate exception exception if selected items not class item                 //// explore information of apprpriate class selected                 SqlConnection con= new SqlConnection(ConnectionString.ConnString());                con.Open();                SqlDataAdapter da= new SqlDataAdapter();                da.SelectCommand=new SqlCommand("select * from tblLOGIN where userid in (select stu_id from tblSTUDENT where STU_CLASS ='"+list_ShowItem.Text+"')", con);                DataSet ds= newDataSet();                da.Fill(ds);                if (ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count>0)                {                    ///// bind data set with datagridview                     dataGridView1.DataSource=ds.Tables[0];                }                else                {                    //// if record not available then this notification is generated                     dataGridView1.Visible=false;                    MessageBox.Show("No Records found");                }                }            catch (Exception ae)            {                //// data bind for stream category item                  if(checkinput=="Art"||checkinput=="Science")                {                    SqlConnection con= new SqlConnection(ConnectionString.ConnString());                    con.Open();                    SqlDataAdapter da= new SqlDataAdapter();                    da.SelectCommand=new SqlCommand("select * from tblLOGIN where userid in (select stu_id from tblSTUDENT where stream ='"+list_ShowItem.Text+"')", con);                    DataSet ds= newDataSet();                    da.Fill(ds);                    if (ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count>0)                    {                        dataGridView1.DataSource=ds.Tables[0];                    }                    else                    {                        /////                        dataGridView1.Visible=false;                        MessageBox.Show("No Records found");                    }                 }                 else if (checkinput== "--------Class--------"|| checkinput== "--------Subject--------"||checkinput== "--------Stream--------")                 {                     dataGridView1.Visible=false;                 }                     //// bind data item with gridview for subject category                else                {                    SqlConnection con= new SqlConnection(ConnectionString.ConnString());                    con.Open();                    SqlDataAdapter da= new SqlDataAdapter();                    da.SelectCommand=new SqlCommand("select * from tblSUBJECTT where SUB_NAME  ='"+ list_ShowItem.Text+"'", con);                    DataSet ds= newDataSet();                    da.Fill(ds);                    if (ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count>0)                    {                        //// bind dataset with datagridview                         dataGridView1.DataSource=ds.Tables[0];                    }                    else                    {                        /// show notification if record not found                        dataGridView1.Visible=false;                        MessageBox.Show("No Records found");                    }                }                               }            }        } ``` If select multi- data item then all information are displayed into second listbox. ![ListBox events in C #.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/176c6d68-ceca-4072-a319-7389f4e5b9dd/images/ac4ebbc5-d2ff-4dd2-88a9-07496cbb8275.png) And if want to select any information from second listbox then its information displayed into datagridview. ![ListBox events in C #.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/176c6d68-ceca-4072-a319-7389f4e5b9dd/images/1b551430-247d-40cd-ad63-1095383f6d1a.png) \ --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/626/listbox-events-in-c-dot-net Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. 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