Searching word in c#

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does any one can help me with searching in c# windows form.

e.x
I have a listbox with name:

Mike
Antonio
Mark
Jackie
Bruss
Alonso
...
...
...

so If I insert a text box and then when a just write the first character then all names that start with that character to show...

Posted 26-Apr-12 4:19am

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Sandeep Mewara 26-Apr-12 10:41am

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Solution 3

then use this

C#

private string[] ValArray;
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
        // set value for ValArray

	ListBox1.Items.AddRange(ValArray);
}
private void TextBox1_TextChanged(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
        if (TextBox1.Text == string.Empty){
                ListBox1.Items.AddRange(ValArray);
                return;
        }

	ListBox1.Items.Clear();
	foreach (string item in ValArray) {
		if (item.StartsWith(TextBox1.Text)) {
			ListBox1.Items.Add(item);
		}

	}
}

Posted 26-Apr-12 5:03am

Ali Al Omairi(Abu AlHassan)

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VJ Reddy · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-26T04:40:00

In the question it is mentioned that when first character is written then all names starting with that character shall be shown in the TextBox. Since, TextBox can not show multiple names, ComboBox can be used for this purpose, by appropriately setting the DataSource, DropDownStyle, AutoCompleteSource and AutoCompleteMode properties as shown below:

C#

ListBox listBox1 = new ListBox();
List<string> names = new List<string>() {
"Mike", "Antonio","Mark",
"Jackie", "Bruss","Alonso"
};
BindingSource bindingSource1 = new BindingSource();
bindingSource1.DataSource = names;

ComboBox comboBox1 = new ComboBox();
comboBox1.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom;
comboBox1.DataSource = bindingSource1;
comboBox1.DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDown;
comboBox1.AutoCompleteSource = AutoCompleteSource.ListItems;
comboBox1.AutoCompleteMode = AutoCompleteMode.SuggestAppend;

listBox1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
listBox1.DataSource = bindingSource1;

Controls.Add(comboBox1);
Controls.Add(listBox1);

To run the above sample, create a Windows Forms project in Visual Studio, double click on Form1 in the designer, which opens the code file, paste the above code in the Load event of Form1 and run the application.