Selected index in ListBox dosent stay selected after getting values - vb.net

I want to be able to select an index on my ListBox.My ListBox is getting getting values depending on the selected index, however when I try to select an index in the listbox, it gets the values but stays unselected. I have to select the index a second time for it to be selected. Why is that?
here is my code on the selectedIndexChanged:
Private Sub listResults_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles listResults.SelectedIndexChanged
UpdateContactInformationFromRegistry()
End Sub
The UpdateContactInformationFromRegistry() method:
Private Sub UpdateContactInformationFromRegistry()
Dim contact As Contact = m_contacts.GetContact(listResults.SelectedIndex)
cmbCountries.SelectedIndex = DirectCast(contact.AddressData.Country, Integer)
txtFirstName.Text = contact.FirstName
txtLastName.Text = contact.LastName
txtStreet.Text = contact.AddressData.Street
txtZip.Text = contact.AddressData.ZipCode
txtCity.Text = contact.AddressData.City
End Sub
UPDATE V2
cmbCountries.SelectedIndexChanged event handler
Private Sub cmbCountries_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles cmbCountries.SelectedIndexChanged
UpdateGUI()
End Sub
UpdateGUI() method
Private Sub UpdateGUI()
Dim strContacts() As String = m_contacts.GetContactInfo()
If (strContacts IsNot Nothing) Then
listResults.Items.Clear()
listResults.Items.AddRange(strContacts)
lstCount.Text = listResults.Items.Count.ToString()
End If
End Sub

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Datagridview form always open with row in selected state

I have two forms: frmMain and frmProduct
In the main form frmMain, I have a Datagridview1 and the buttons: tsbInsert_click, tsbAlter_click and tsbConsult_click.
When I open the main form frmMain, there is still no row in the Datagridview1 and when I click on any of the tsbAlter_click or tsbConsult_click buttons, the code displays the message "Select a product", which is correct , because there is still no product created in the register.
When I click on the tsbInsert_click button, the code opens the frmProduct to insert a record in the register and then returns to the main form frmMain, which, in the line of the Datagridview1, shows the record that was included.
The problem is that when I include a record in the register, the Datagridview1 ALWAYS returns with the state of the selected row, and the condition If DGProducts.CurrentRow Is Nothing is never true again ... so when I click on tsbAlter_click or tsbConsult_click, the "Select a product" message no longer appears and it should have since I didn't select any rows in Datagridview1.
frmMain Code:
Public Class frmMain
Private Sub tsbInsert_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles tsbInsert.Click
Using frm As New frmProduct("Insert", "")
frm.ShowDialog()
If frm.txtPrdCod.Text <> "" Then
DGProducts.Rows.Add(Campo(0), Campo(1), Campo(2))
End If
End Using
End Sub
Private Sub tsbAlter_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles tsbAlter.Click
If DGProducts.CurrentRow Is Nothing Then
MessageBox.Show("Select a product")
Exit Sub
End If
Dim codProd As String = DGProducts.CurrentRows.Cells("prdCod").Value
Using frm As New frmProduct("Alter", codProd)
frm.ShowDialog()
With DGProducts.Rows(DGProds.CurrentCell.RowIndex)
.Cells("prdCod").Value = Field(0)
.Cells("prdName").Value = Field(1)
.Cells("prdManufac").Value = Field(2)
End With
End Using
End Sub
Private Sub DGProducts_CellEnter(sender As Object, e As DataGridViewCellEventArgs) Handles DGProducts.CellEnter
With DGProducts.Rows(DGProducts.CurrentCell.RowIndex)
Campo(0) = .Cells("prdCod").Value
Campo(1) = .Cells("prdName").Value
Campo(2) = .Cells("prdManufac").Value
End With
End Sub
End Class
frmProduct code:
Public Class frmProduct
Private Sub frmProduct_Load(sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
If _operation = "Alter" Then
txtPrdCod.Text = Campo(0)
txtPrdName.Text = Campo(1)
txtManufct.Text = Campo(2)
Else
txtPrdCod.Text = ""
txtPrdName.Text = ""
txtManufct.Text = ""
Enf If
End Sub
Dim _operation As String
Dim _codProd As String
Public Sub New(operation As String, codProd As String)
InitializeComponent()
Select Case operation
Case "Insert"
_operation = operation
Case "Alter"
_operation = operation
_codProd = codProd
Case Else
MessageBox.Show("Invalid option!")
Close()
End Select
End Sub
Private Sub tsbRecord_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles tsbRecord.Click
Field(0) = txtPrdCod.Text
Field(1) = txtPrdName.Text
Field(2) = txtManufct.Text
Me.Close()
End Sub
End Class
How do I make it so that when I add a product to the register, Datagridview1 DOES NOT return with the line in the SELECTED state and the message "Select a product" appears when I don't select a line from Datagridview1?
The command DGProducts.Rows.Add(Field(0), Field(1), Field(2)), automatically changes the value DGProducts.SelectedRows.Count to 1, so I set DGProducts.CurrentCell = Nothing after command DGProducts.Rows.Add in code:
Private Sub tsbInsert_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles tsbInsert.Click
Using frm As New frmProduct("Insert", "")
frm.ShowDialog()
If frm.txtPrdCod.Text <> "" Then
DGProducts.Rows.Add(Campo(0), Campo(1), Campo(2))
DGProducts.CurrentCell = Nothing
End If
End Using
End Sub

Passing data through form with showdialog but without closing event

I have a first form (form_notice_hashtag) called like this:
Public Sub afficher_hashtag(hashtag As String, plateforme_hashtag As String)
Dim form_notice_hashtag_1 As New form_notice_hashtag
form_notice_hashtag_1.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
form_notice_hashtag_1.Show()
End Sub
In form_notice_hashtag_1, i have a button calling a 2nd form (form_recherche_thesaurus) like this:
Private Sub hashtag_thesaurus_search_button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles hashtag_thesaurus_search_button.Click
Dim form_recherche_thesaurus_1 As New form_recherche_thesaurus With {
.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual,
.Location = New Point(Me.Left + Me.Width, Me.Top)
}
form_recherche_thesaurus_1.ShowDialog(Me)
End Sub
In form_recherche_thesaurus, i have a datagridview listing some words. The user can select one word, then by clicking a button in form_recherche_thesaurus, the word which will be added to a textbox in form_notice_hashtag
Private Sub thesaurus_ok_button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles thesaurus_ok_button.Click
Dim list_terms_array As String()
Select Case Owner.Name.ToString
Case "form_notice_hashtag"
list_terms_array = Split(Remove_Duplicates_From_Strings_With_SemiColon(form_notice_hashtag.hashtag_descripteurs_txtbox.Text & ";" & selected_term), ";")
form_notice_hashtag.hashtag_descripteurs_txtbox.Text = (String.Join(";", list_terms_array.Where(Function(s) Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(s))))
End Select
End Sub
I used a select because this mechanism would be used in the same way with other forms than form_notice_hashtag.
Problem: the textbox in form_notice_hashtag is not filled with the selected keywords. I guess it's because of the way form_notice_hashtag is called.
I can't use the solution as explained here Send values from one form to another form because i understood (maybe badly) that this solution works only if the 2nd form (form_recherche_thesaurus in my case) is closed (i.e closing was the trigger) which i don't want.
How can I proceed?
Thanks to jmcilhinney and this page of his blog, here is the solution that allows to transfer several data from a called form (form_recherche_thesaurus) to a calling form (form_notice_hashtag) without closing the called form .
Public Class form_notice_hashtag
Private WithEvents form_recherche_thesaurus_1 As form_recherche_thesaurus
Private selected_thesaurus_term As String
Private Sub form_recherche_thesaurus_1_TextBoxTextChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles form_recherche_thesaurus_1.TextBoxTextChanged
Dim list_terms_array As String() = Split(Remove_Duplicates_From_Strings_With_SemiColon(Me.hashtag_descripteurs_txtbox.Text & ";" & form_recherche_thesaurus_1.selected_term), ";")
Me.hashtag_descripteurs_txtbox.Text = (String.Join(";", list_terms_array.Where(Function(s) Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(s))))
End Sub
Private Sub hashtag_thesaurus_search_button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles hashtag_thesaurus_search_button.Click
Dim form_recherche_thesaurus_1 As New form_recherche_thesaurus With {
.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual,
.Location = New Point(Me.Left + Me.Width, Me.Top)
}
If Me.form_recherche_thesaurus_1 Is Nothing OrElse Me.form_recherche_thesaurus_1.IsDisposed Then
Me.form_recherche_thesaurus_1 = New form_recherche_thesaurus With {
.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual,
.Location = New Point(Me.Left + Me.Width, Me.Top)
}
Me.form_recherche_thesaurus_1.Show()
End If
Me.form_recherche_thesaurus_1.Activate()
End Sub
End Class
Public Class form_recherche_thesaurus
Public Event TextBoxTextChanged As EventHandler
Private term_thesaurus As String
Public Property selected_term() As String
Get
Return term_thesaurus
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
term_thesaurus = value
End Set
End Property
Private Sub thesaurus_ok_button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles thesaurus_ok_button.Click
Dim list_terms_array As String()
Me.selected_term = Me.thesaurus_search_results_datagrid.Item(0, Me.thesaurus_search_results_datagrid.CurrentRow.Index).Value
Me.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK
RaiseEvent TextBoxTextChanged(Me, EventArgs.Empty)
End Sub

vb.net How to overwrite the text in a combobox after the dropdownclosed event

I created this piece of code to illustrate the idea, it uses a combobox and a textbox
Private Sub ComboBox2_DropDown(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox2.DropDown
ComboBox2.Items.Clear()
ComboBox2.Items.Add("0001 | Apple")
ComboBox2.Items.Add("0002 | Pear")
ComboBox2.Items.Add("0003 | Banana")
ComboBox2.Items.Add("0004 | Pineapple")
ComboBox2.Items.Add("0005 | Cherry")
End Sub
Private Sub ComboBox2_DropDownClosed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox2.DropDownClosed
Dim selecteditem As String = ComboBox2.Items(ComboBox2.SelectedIndex)
ComboBox2.Text = Strings.Left(selecteditem,4)
TextBox2.Text = Strings.Left(selecteditem,4)
End Sub
When I select an item from the combobox what happens is that the combobox keeps showing the whole string while the textbox only shows the first 4 characters.
How can I overwrite the combobox text after I close the combobox?
* edit *
I tried a combo of the solutions but ran into a problem because the data was bound to a datasource so it's not possible to change the item.
This is the new code:
Private Sub ComboBox2_DropDown(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox2.DropDown
SQL.ExecQuery($"select ID, Name, RTRIM(ID + ' | ' + Name) as SingleColumn from GCCTEST.dbo.tblFruit")
ComboBox2.DataSource = SQL.DBDT
ComboBox2.DisplayMember = "SingleColumn"
End Sub
Private Sub ComboBox2_DropDownClosed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox2.DropDownClosed
ComboBox2.DisplayMember = "ID"
ComboBox2.SelectedIndex = 0
End Sub
Now I only need to have the 0 be the index I chose...
The following should work.
If not necessary, don't populate the combobox on every drop-down, instead call the FillComboBox-method when loading the Form.
Private Sub FillComboBox()
SQL.ExecQuery($"select ID, Name, RTRIM(ID + ' | ' + Name) as SingleColumn from GCCTEST.dbo.tblFruit")
ComboBox2.DataSource = SQL.DBDT
ComboBox2.DisplayMember = "ID"
ComboBox2.ValueMember = "ID"
End Sub
Private Sub ComboBox2_DropDown(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox2.DropDown
Me.ComboBox2.DisplayMember = "SingleColumn"
End Sub
Private Sub ComboBox2_SelectionChangeCommitted(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox2.SelectionChangeCommitted
Dim selV As Object = Me.ComboBox2.SelectedValue
Me.TextBox2.Text = CStr(selV)
Me.ComboBox2.DisplayMember = "ID"
'Set the current value again, otherwise the combobox will always display the first item
Me.ComboBox2.SelectedValue = selV
End Sub
I used a few properties and .net String.SubString method instead of the old vb6 Strings.Left.
Private Sub ComboBox1_DropDownClosed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.DropDownClosed
Dim SelectedString As String = ComboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString
Dim ChangedString As String = SelectedString.Substring(0, 4)
Dim index As Integer = ComboBox1.SelectedIndex
ComboBox1.Items(index) = ChangedString
End Sub
You can fill your combo box one by one to avoid binding problems as follows...
Private Sub ComboBox1_DropDown(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.DropDown
Using cn As New SqlConnection("Your connection string")
Using cmd As New SqlCommand("Select ID, Name From tblFruit;", cn)
cn.Open()
Using dr As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
ComboBox1.BeginUpdate()
While dr.Read
ComboBox1.Items.Add(dr(0).ToString & " | " & dr(1).ToString)
End While
ComboBox1.EndUpdate()
End Using
End Using
End Using
You can solve this graphical problem putting a Label in your Form and moving it over your ComboBox.
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Me.Label1.AutoSize = False
Me.Label1.BackColor = Me.ComboBox1.BackColor
Me.Label1.Location = New Point(Me.ComboBox1.Location.X + 1, Me.ComboBox1.Location.Y + 1)
Me.Label1.Size = New Size(Me.ComboBox1.Width - 18, Me.ComboBox1.Height - 2)
Me.ComboBox1.Items.Add("0001 | Apple")
Me.ComboBox1.Items.Add("0002 | Pear")
Me.ComboBox1.Items.Add("0003 | Banana")
Me.ComboBox1.Items.Add("0004 | Pineapple")
Me.ComboBox1.Items.Add("0005 | Cherry")
End Sub
Private Sub ComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.SelectedIndexChanged
Me.Label1.Text = Trim(Me.ComboBox1.SelectedItem.Split("|")(0))
End Sub
Please note that:
you can populate your ComboBox a single time during Form load event
you can use SelectedIndexChanged instead of DropDown and DropDownClosed event
if this is not a graphical problem please give a look at DisplayMember and ValueMember properties

Why is it only displaying one result

This program is supposed to accept in valid candidates for voting, add the names typed in a text box to a list box. In the list box the user may double click on the candidate they choose. After the tally button is clicked a list box displaying the candidates' Names and votes will appear along side the other list box.
My problem is that the lstTallies only displays the last voted candidate.
Below is my code
Public Class Form1
Dim maxVotes As Integer
Dim winner As String
Dim votes() As Integer
Dim index As Integer
Dim candidates As String
Private Sub btnAdd_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnAdd.Click
If Not isValidInput(txtNewCandidate.Text) Then
Exit Sub
End If
lstCandidates.Items.Add(txtNewCandidate.Text)
txtNewCandidate.Clear()
txtNewCandidate.Focus()
ReDim Preserve votes(index)
index += 1
End Sub
Private Function isValidInput(ByRef firstName As String) As Boolean
If IsNumeric(txtNewCandidate.Text) Or txtNewCandidate.Text = "" Then
MsgBox("Please input a valid candidate name.")
txtNewCandidate.Focus()
Return False
Else
Return True
End If
End Function
Private Sub btnTally_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnTally.Click
lstTallies.Visible = True
lblTally.Visible = True
lstTallies.Items.Add(lstCandidates.Text & " " & votes(lstCandidates.SelectedIndex))
End Sub
Private Sub lstCandidates_DoubleClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles lstCandidates.DoubleClick
If lstCandidates.SelectedIndex = -1 Then
MsgBox("Select a candidate by double-clicking")
End If
votes(lstCandidates.SelectedIndex) += 1
MsgBox("Vote Tallied")
End Sub
End Class
Try this:
Assuming the index of the Candidate and his/her Vote are the same:
Private Sub btnTally_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnTally.Click
lstTallies.Visible = True
lblTally.Visible = True
For i = 0 To lstCandidates.Items.Count - 1
lstTallies.Items.Add(lstCandidates.Items(i).ToString & " - " & votes(i))
Next
End Sub
You cannot get the contents of the ListBox unless you iterate it.

read single word from listbox vb

I have an order form I created in VB.NET and I have a ListBox that is populated by order. You can double click on the order and it populates the order number in the order form. The problem I'm having is that it populates the TextBox with both the order number and the persons name. How can I use a delimiter to only pull out the order number and not the name also.
Imports Business_Objects
Public Class frmSummary
Private ctrl As Controller
Dim listID As ArrayList
Private Sub frmSummary_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
ctrl = CType(MdiParent, frmMain).ctrl
Dim list As ArrayList
list = ctrl.GetOrders
Dim order As Business_Objects.Order
For Each order In list
lstOrders.Items.Add(order.ID & "," & " " & order.Server)
Next
End Sub
Private Sub lstOrders_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lstOrders.DoubleClick
Dim result As Boolean = False
If lstOrders.Text <> "" Then
result = True
Dim frm As New OrderForm
frm.MdiParent = Me.MdiParent
frm.Show()
frm.txtOrderNo.Text = lstOrders.Text
frm.btnFetch.PerformClick()
Else
MessageBox.Show("there are no orders here to click")
End If
End Sub
Private Sub btnRefresh_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnRefresh.Click
lstOrders.Items.Clear()
ctrl = CType(MdiParent, frmMain).ctrl
Dim list As ArrayList
list = ctrl.GetOrders
Dim order As Business_Objects.Order
For Each order In list
lstOrders.Items.Add(order.ID & " " & order.Server)
Next
End Sub
End Class
If all of your data is being stored as a single field, or something like:
4322305 John Smith Carrots $3.00
845825 Sam White Oranges $1.25
Then you can read each record as a string, and then use split that into an array based on " " as your delimiter.
The code would look something like:
dim myArray as string() = myLongTextRecord.Split(" ")
And in that format,
textBoxName.Text = myArray[1]
You're almost there. You could use the split function, but another approach would be to add the Order object directly to the listbox and not text.
Private Sub frmSummary_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
ctrl = CType(MdiParent, frmMain).ctrl
Dim list As ArrayList
list = ctrl.GetOrders
Dim order As Business_Objects.Order
For Each order In list
lstOrders.Items.Add(order)
Next
End Sub
Private Sub lstOrders_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lstOrders.DoubleClick
Dim result As Boolean = False
If lstOrders.Text <> "" Then
result = True
Dim frm As New OrderForm
frm.MdiParent = Me.MdiParent
frm.Show()
frm.txtOrderNo.Text = DirectCast(lstOrders.SelectedItem, Order).ID.ToString
frm.btnFetch.PerformClick()
Else
MessageBox.Show("there are no orders here to click")
End If
End Sub
You'll need to go into the Order object and override the .ToString function so that the text in the Listbox displays whatever value you want (ie. Return ID & "," & " " & Server)