Question about ComboBox

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• adibichea

  February 2004

  : I want to store the text I have selected in a comboBox into a variable of type string, but I don't know how to.
  : I tried the following line but with no success
  : myVar := ComboBox1.Items.text
  : myVar := ComboBox1.SelText;
  :
  : could someone please help me on this.
  :
  : --Nytblade
  :
  :
  myVar := ComboBox1.Items[ComboBox1.ItemIndex];
  
  
• zibadian

  February 2004

  : : I want to store the text I have selected in a comboBox into a variable of type string, but I don't know how to.
  : : I tried the following line but with no success
  : : myVar := ComboBox1.Items.text
  : : myVar := ComboBox1.SelText;
  : :
  : : could someone please help me on this.
  : :
  : : --Nytblade
  : :
  : :
  : myVar := ComboBox1.Items[ComboBox1.ItemIndex];
  :
  :
  It is better to use:
  [code]
  MyVar := ComboBox1.Text;
  [/code]
  because the user might be able to type a text (depending on the Style), which is not in the Items, and then ItemIndex will be -1.