A useful feature included in comboboxes and listboxes is the ability to
search through their contents for specific entries. For example, a list of
surnames can easily be navigated by typing the first few letters of the
name you require and the control automatically jumps to any matching
entries. This is achieved by setting the Sorted property of the
listbox or combobox to True in the properties window or in code as
follows:
combo1.Sorted = True
or
listbox1.Sorted = True
In addition this re-orders the contents
into alphabetical order and changes the index numbers for all items
accordingly. If you intend adding further items, then remember to re-sort
the list before auto searching.
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