Android Question .Net type ComboBox

[David Hawkins]

Is there a way for a spinner to work similar to a .NET ComboBox works?

With ComboBox1
   .DataSource = Nothing
   .DataSource = dt
   .DisplayMember = "company"
   .ValueMember = "companyid"
   .SelectedIndex = -1
End With

I need to be able to select the underlying 'companyid' from the selected dropdown item.

 

[Erel]

The spinner stores the items text representation. You can use a Map that maps between the items text and the items themselves.

 

[David Hawkins]

I think I know what you mean. So create a map with 'company' and 'companyid' and use the 'Position' in the Spinner Item_Click event to select the map index to return what I want, does that sound right?

 

[Erel]

More or less. It is not the index, but rather the name which is the key. You can use a List instead of a Map and then get the item based on the index.

 

[David Hawkins]

This I can work with, thank you Erel.