Index param in AddItem Method

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   I am using the ActiveX XTremeCommandBars. I am putting a combo box into my toolbar. When I call the AddItem method and pass a string and an index value, no items show up in my combo box unless [index] is 1 and then only goes 2, 3, 4 as I add more items. Why does it do this? Is it a requirements to only have sequential index values starting at 1?

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jamauss Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 December 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamauss Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Index param in AddItem Method Posted: 27 January 2004 at 12:18pm
	I am using the ActiveX XTremeCommandBars. I am putting a combo box into my toolbar. When I call the AddItem method and pass a string and an index value, no items show up in my combo box unless [index] is 1 and then only goes 2, 3, 4 as I add more items. Why does it do this? Is it a requirements to only have sequential index values starting at 1?

robs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 09 November 2003 Status: Offline Points: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote robs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 February 2004 at 9:09pm
	jamauss, I think this is normal. It appears that the 'index' parameter is like the 'before' parameter in a VB collection (although the object doesn't support named arguments). c.AddItem "Test1", 1 c.AddItem "Test2", 2 c.AddItem "Test3", 2 Is like saying: add Test1 before anything add Test2 before the 2nd item (if it exists) add Test3 before the 2nd item (if it exists) So the list would be: Test1,Test3, Test2 rob Edited by robs

jamauss Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 December 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamauss Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 February 2004 at 7:19pm
	OK, then why don't any of the items in my list appear? Try adding items using index values like 3, 4, and 5 (in that order) and you'll see that no items appear in your combo box. Also - there is no "ItemData"-type property for the combo boxes then so you can associate ID values with combo list items? That's practically the whole purpose for having combo boxes. Some functionality is severely lacking here.

robs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 09 November 2003 Status: Offline Points: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote robs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 February 2004 at 8:14pm
	Yep, I see what you are saying. I think what I said before is correct, with an exception: c.AddItem "Test2",2 will add "Test2" before item 2 if it exists-however, if it does not then it won't add it at all. I agree with you that the combo boxes are lacking. One would expect them to behave like a standard combo box. Perhaps the folks at Codejock with recognize this as a bug, or consider it for a future enhancement. Would you consider using a custom control (standard ComboBox) instead? Then you should have the functionality of a standard combobox. It's not the best sollution but... Drop a combo on your form (Combo1) Dim mCustom As ICommandBarControlCustom Set mCustom = CommandBars.Add(xtpControlCustom, id, label) With Combo1 mCustom.Handle = .hWnd .AddItem "Item1" .AddItem "Item2" .ListIndex = 1 End With Edited by robs