Problems with combobox selectedindex

[Atchoum]

I have a combobox populated with objects from a class derived from FileInfo.
When I try to assign a value to selected index, I get a "Argument length
must be greater of equal to 0".
What is this about?
For i = 0 To cboCalc.Items.Count - 1
Dim Item As FileInfoExt
Item = cboCalc.Items(i)
If Item.TruncatedFileName = DefaultName Then
cboCalc.SelectedIndex = i
Exit For
End If
Next

TIA.

 

[Matt S]

It means that your cboCalc.Items collection has zero items in it, so your i
variable gets assigned -1, so it then tries to assign -1 to the
SelectedIndex - which it can't as it has to be zero or above.

Hope this helps.

Matt.

 

[One Handed Man \( OHM - Terry Burns \)]

Yes, I think your right. But the OP seems to inisit the ListBox is
populated.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

It means that your cboCalc.Items collection has zero items in it, so your i
variable gets assigned -1, so it then tries to assign -1 to the
SelectedIndex - which it can't as it has to be zero or above.

'SelectedIndex' /can/ take the value -1.

 

[Steve Long]

If count was zero, how could it even enter the loop?

Steve

 

[Atchoum]

It does have items in it. As steve said, it would not enter the loop.

Atchoum

 

[Atchoum]

You're right, Steve. It does have items.

Atchoum

 

[Guest]

Argument length is probably referring to the length of a string, not the
value of 0. Is your DefaultName a null string, i.e., = to ""? If so, the
error might be generated by trying to set Item.TruncatedFileName equal to a 0
length string.

 

[Atchoum]

Thank you all for responding. Forget it. I am stupid. There was an error in
the selectedindex event which was triggering this message.
I wonder though when I am going step by step with VB.NET why sometimes it
does not go to the next sub or function. For example, in this case, if I
step into the code, when it assigns the selectedindex value, why am I not
taken to the SelectedIndex event when using "step into"? Instead it just
stays there and returns the error without a chance of knowing really which
line is the culprit. It was not doing this in vb6...

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Atchoum,

The selectedindex event fires forever when the combobox is loaded, it even
gives in some situation in my idea unpredictable results.

Most of us protect that by setting a switch in that event to be sure that it
is only be used when the combobox is completlly loaded.

I hope this helps?

Cor