Question

I filled up a combobox with the values from an Enum.

Now a combobox is text right? So I’m using a getter and a setter. I’m having problems reading the text.

Here’s the code:

public BookType type {     get     {         return (BookType)Enum.Parse(typeof(BookType), this.typeComboBox.Text);     }     set     {         this.typeComboBox.Text = value.ToString();     } } 

For some reason, this.typeComboBox.Text always returns an empty string when I select an item on the combobox.

Does someone see what I’m doing wrong?

EDIT: I have come to the conclusion that the problem lies in timing. The point in time at which I summon the text is indeed after I changed the combobox, but still before that value is parsed as a value. Problem fixed in a different way now, thanks for all the ideas.

Answer 1

I just created a simple windows form, and everything worked okay for me. Here is the code.

public enum Test {     One, Two, Three }  public partial class Form1 : Form {     public Form1()     {         InitializeComponent();          this.comboBox1.DataSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(Test));     }      public Test Test     {         get          {             return (Test)Enum.Parse(typeof(Test), this.comboBox1.Text);         }         set         {             this.comboBox1.Text = value.ToString();         }     }      private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)     {         MessageBox.Show(this.Test.ToString());          this.Test = Test.Two;          MessageBox.Show(this.Test.ToString());     } }