Databind list of dates

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Matt Lowrance

I have created an object that has a number of properties, that I am
now trying to simply databind to a form. I am using the data designer
to do it and just dragging and dropping the items onto the form.

Everything works great, except one of the items in my object is a list
of dates. Right now I am using a generic list to hold these, but when
I go to put this item on the form it only lists "None" as the type of
control I can use to represent it.

I just want to list the dates in a combobox so the user can select the
correct one. The dates are coming from a backend database earlier in
the process, so at this point they are actual DateTime objects.

Would it be easier to change them to string and use a type of string
list, then just convert them back with CDate() when I need to use
them? What type of string list is bindable?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Matt
 
Matt,

I cannot get the name, but the most simple sollution with a combobox is to
use a datatable, that goes forever.

\\\
dim dt as new datatable
dim dc as new column("TheDate", System.DateTime)
dt.columns.add(dc)
for each yourdate as datetime in yourlist
dim dr as datarow = dt.rows.newRow
dr.items(dc) = yourdate
dr.rows.Add(dr)
next
yourcombobox.datasource = dt
yourcombobox.valuemember = "TheDate"
yourcombobox.displaymember = "TheDate"
///

Typos or whatever are possible in this because it is typed very quick in
this message.

Cor
 
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