VB.NET CheckedListBox Tag?

Question

Is there a Tag for an Item in the CheckedListBox? Or something similar? I would like to be able to store and ID associated with the item that I'm displaying.

Answer 1

You don't need a Tag property. The control accepts any object, that means you don't have to put just strings in it. Make a class that has a string (and overrridden ToString()) and any other data members you need.

Public Class Form1

    Protected Overrides Sub OnLoad(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        MyBase.OnLoad(e)

        CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(New MyListBoxItem() With {.Name = "One", .ExtraData = "extra 1"})
        CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(New MyListBoxItem() With {.Name = "Two", .ExtraData = "extra 2"})
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        For Each obj As Object In CheckedListBox1.CheckedItems
            Dim item As MyListBoxItem = CType(obj, MyListBoxItem)
            MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0}/{1} is checked.", item.Name, item.ExtraData))
        Next
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class MyListBoxItem
    Private _name As String
    Private _extraData As String

    Public Property Name As String
        Get
            Return _name
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _name = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property ExtraData As String
        Get
            Return _extraData
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _extraData = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
        Return Name
    End Function

End Class

(The overridden ToString() dictates what will be displayed in the box.)