winforms vb 2008 textbox validation issue - vb.net

I have vb 2008 Winforms application.
In my Branch form I have 11 textbox fields and I want to validate 8 of them, either mandatory, or required format such as UK postcode, UK tel nos etc.
My issue now is that when the validation starts, it is validating the last text field first ( or seems to be)
here is my code
For Each oCtrl As Control In Me.Controls
If TypeOf oCtrl Is TextBox Then
oCtrl.Focus()
If Validate() = False Then
Exit Sub
End If
End If
Next
what's wrong please?

what's wrong please?
The controls collection isn't sorted or grouped. Your loop will access them in whatever order the collection has them.
Without more code it's hard to say how to fix it. However a tip may be in order. Use the same handler to handle the validate event for each textbox. This way you can keep the user at that textbox until the input is valid.
is it possible to add the items to the collection in the order of their tab indexes on form Shown event, how would I do that please?
A List(Of TextBox) and a custom sorter would probably be the way to go
Dim AllTB As New List(Of TextBox)
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
AllTB.AddRange(Me.Controls.OfType(Of TextBox))
AllTB.Sort(Function(x, y) x.TabIndex.CompareTo(y.TabIndex))
End Sub
To loop through the textboxes use:
For Each tb As TextBox in AllTB
Because the TextBoxes are in the list by reference you can get or set any of the properties in the textboxes and any changes, will be reflected on your form. You could also use sequential names for the textboxes, tag property, etc. and sort by that.

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Private Sub KryptonTextBox1_TextChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles KryptonTextBox1.TextChanged, KryptonTextBox5.TextChanged
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VB.Net - Display Yes/No in a Combobox but have a value of 1/0

This one is really kicking my butt, i'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
I have a combobox on my form that i need to display a "yes" and a "no" instead of a "0" and "1" BUT to process a "0" and "1" depending on the selection. Make sense?
I have the 0 and 1 sitting in the Data > Items > Collection properties of the combobox.
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In your Data > Items > Collection properties of the combobox
Delete every line in there and add the following, (in the same order)
NO
YES
Now double click on your combobox in the form in design mode.
In the event subroutine for the combobox - selected index changed event, add the following:
Private Sub ComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.SelectedIndexChanged
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Filter a listview in vb.net

Currently I have a program that is able to write to a ListView with column named : number, time, description . This listview is not bound to anything data, I'm just basically writing into it using the code.
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While I recommend using a DataGridView with DataSource but in cases that you need to use ListView, you can use this solution.
You can filter your list view this way:
Define a member field as backup storage of items:
In form Load after adding items to list view, store each item in that member field
Put a TextBox and a Button on form and handle Click event of the Button and in the handler, first clear all items of ListView then each item from that backup storage that matches with criteria.
Member Field for Backup of Items
Private ItemsBackup As New List(Of ListViewItem)
Fill backup after loading items in ListView in the form Load event
For Each item As ListViewItem In ListView1.Items
ItemsBackup.Add(item)
Next
Code of Filter
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Me.ListView1.BeginUpdate()
Me.ListView1.Items.Clear()
For Each item As ListViewItem In ItemsBackup
If (item.Text = Me.TextBox1.Text Or String.IsNullOrEmpty(Me.TextBox1.Text)) Then
Me.ListView1.Items.Add(item)
End If
Next
Me.ListView1.EndUpdate()
End Sub
You can also use above code for TextChanged event of the TextBox.
Here is a test data:
For i = 1 To 30
Dim item As New ListViewItem(i.ToString())
item.SubItems.Add(DateTime.Now.AddHours(i))
Me.ListView1.Items.Add(item)
Next
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I want to know what control to be use on my project is it Listview or listbox???. I have a comboBox control on my project what I want to do is when I selected 1 item on my combobox it will automatically add on listbox or listview and when I selected more than 1 item I want to add it on listbox or listview on newline...
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Listbox > Is for viewing too but user can select it
Listview > Is for viewing only, user cannot select also it viewing by five view directly cause it's for viewing only
If your project wanted the list to be viewing from what have been select by Combobox, then you just pick List View, but if you want for viewing also user can select it, better use listbox, so it's up to you.
Also you can know how the Tools work by focus your mouse cursor to the tool, then it will pop up an tooltip that write what the tool for.
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End Sub
That is the code to viewing in listview for what you select in combobox
For clearing all the item in the Listview or listbox, just write to your form_load
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Why i said in form load, cause the list just for viewing, of course every time the form begin to run, it will need blank list, so the best is put in form load
UPDATE
To remove the selected index in listbox
Private Sub ListBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ListBox1.SelectedIndexChanged
ListBox1.Items.Remove(ListBox1.SelectedItem)
End Sub
ListView Items can be selected a couple of ways In the Properties window for the ListBox the activation property allows an item to be activated by one click or two clicks. Here is an example of how the selected items can be used
If Me.ListView1.SelectedItems.Count = (1) Then
'Declare the selected item
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'Now you can use it
lblLabel1.Text = lviSelecetedItem.Text
Else
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End If

finding a solution for find string in listbox

I has 4 item on my form.........
tow listbox ,one button and one text box
I has a listbox 'A' with many items.....
i need a item in a listbox 'B' from listbox 'A'
steps are as follow.....that i like to performe...........
1)enter a word or character in a textbox
2)press a button
3)the list appear in listbox 'B'.......that is character or string start in listbox 'A' that is we write in textbox (for matching)
i need a help in which a item that can be in listbox 'B' is getting for listbox 'A'
that is Starting string or character we enter in the text box.
please try to solve me out..........
Not quite sure I follow. Using the text box' Changed event would be a good trigger instead of a button. Just iterate the list items and check for a match with String.StartsWith. For example:
Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox1.TextChanged
ListBox2.Items.Clear()
If TextBox1.Text.Length > 0 Then
For index As Integer = 0 To ListBox1.Items.Count - 1
Dim txt = ListBox1.Items(index).ToString()
If txt.StartsWith(TextBox1.Text, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) Then
ListBox2.Items.Add(txt)
End If
Next
End If
End Sub
I don't have an IDE in front of me, and it's been a while since I've done WinForms development, so I may not have the exact event name or other stuff, but you get the idea. This also means my code will be in C# since I'm more familiar with that, but you should be able to find the VB equivalent.
You'll want to bind to the proper event on the text box first. Maybe the KeyPress or KeyUp event? Or TextChanged? You want one that fires any time text changes in the text box. In that event, you'll loop through the items in listbox A and compare their values to the text in the text box. Basic string comparison is all that's needed, if there's a .StartsWith() or something of that nature, otherwise some basic use of .Substring() will do fine (based on the length of the string in the text box).
The loop would likely be something along the lines of:
listboxA.Items.ForEach(i =>
{if (i.StartsWith(textboxA.Text)) listboxB.Items.Add(i);});
Or...
foreach (var i in listboxA.Items)
if (i.StartsWith(textBoxA.Text))
listboxB.Items.Add(i);
Like I said, this is all off the top of my head, so the code may not be exact. But hopefully you get the idea.