Partial word match in textbox - Page 2

[Start4me]

One more question, if I want to search for multiple collections of items, like names, phone numbers, etc, in the same listbox, is it possible to create a category separators between those collections.

[Minimalist]

Did you get the code to work? And to your question: no a listbox ist not meant to this. Either use a listview control or use multiple listboxes synchronised - which is not easy. If you got the former part working as you wanted please close this thread as solved and mybe start another one.

[Start4me]

The search works well, but I need this to work the other way around. I need the results after search to appear in the listbox, not in the textbox2 like it is right now. Since I can't click on the item in a textbox like I can in the listbox.

[Minimalist]

I you copied my code and have a button1 to clear not selected items you can just insert the following line at line number 26 in the code above
Button1.PerformClick()
this will call the eventhandler of button1.

[Start4me]

OK, so it does remove the items from the listbox, but somehow after the user deletes characters, the items don't come back to the listbox like they do in the textbox2. And since the items get removed from the listbox, can we get rid of textbox2?

[Minimalist]

Replace: Button1.PerformClick() with

If TextBox1.Text <> "" Then
            Button1.PerformClick()
        End If

Delete textbox2 and the referring code

[Start4me]

OK, I've done like you said, but even now after the user deletes characters in the textbox, the items don't come back to the listbox. Even with the replaced code of the Button1.PerformClick().

[Minimalist]

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyUp(sender As Object, e As KeyEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyUp
        Dim strOr As String, strReturn As String, strL As String, valueL As String

        strOr = Trim(TextBox1.Text)
        strL = UCase(Trim(TextBox1.Text)) 'hold input in lower case
        TextBox2.Text = ""
        ListBox1.ClearSelected()
        For Each value As String In MySource 'returns the origanal string from list
            valueL = UCase(Trim(value)) 'hold string from list in lower case
            If InStr(valueL, strL) > 0 And strOr <> "" Then 'now compare only lower cases
                strReturn = value ' now we found a match so we use the original string again
                TextBox2.Text = TextBox2.Text & strReturn & vbNewLine
                ListBox1.Items.Add(strReturn)
                ' put code for highlighting here
                Dim ind As Integer = ListBox1.FindString(strReturn)
                If ind <> -1 Then
                    ListBox1.SetSelected(ind, True)
                End If
            End If
        Next
        If TextBox1.Text <> "" Then
            Button1.PerformClick()
        End If
    End Sub

I could' exactly remember what I changed - too busy. Ok I copy the code for the TextBox1_KeyUp event. Try this:

[Start4me]

Works like a charm, howeve, when I tried to make the whole original list to come back when the user completely cleared the textbox, I encountered an issue. I've used this code:

If TextBox1.Text = "" Then

            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
            Next

        End If

And if the user continues to press backspace over and over, the same collection will be added over and over. How would I prevent that from happening? (By the way, since my plan is to use multiple different collections, does that mean that the whole code needs to be rewritten to adjust to the collections?)

[Minimalist]

In line 2 you have to clear the listbox
ListBox1.Items.Clear()

[Start4me]

And what about this:

"By the way, since my plan is to use multiple different collections, does that mean that the whole code needs to be rewritten to adjust to the collections?"

How would I recode the whole code that was written above, or I don't need to?

[Minimalist]

No, you don't need too. The code will work with any collection.

[Start4me]

So this is all the code I have:

Public Class Form1
    'Declaration
    ' <BrowsableAttribute(True)> _
    Public Property AutoCompleteMode As AutoCompleteMode
    Public MySource As New AutoCompleteStringCollection()


    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        'Displays the required components in order to perform search of the directory
        GroupBox1.Visible = True
        Panel1.Visible = True
        Panel2.Visible = True
        RadioButton0.Checked = True
        TextBox1.Focus()
    End Sub

    'Save Settings when closing form  
    Private Sub Form1_FormClosed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosedEventArgs) Handles MyBase.FormClosed
        My.Settings.Save()
    End Sub

    Private Sub RadioButton0_CheckedChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles RadioButton0.CheckedChanged
        'Displays all of the items in all collecitons
        If RadioButton0.Checked = True Then
            'Clearazation of all previous items
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                ListBox1.Items.Remove(item)
            Next
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
                ListBox1.Items.Remove(item)
            Next

            'Initialization of the required component informaiton
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
            Next
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
                ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
            Next

            'Brings back the focus to the textbox
            TextBox1.Focus()

        End If

    End Sub

    Private Sub RadioButton1_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles RadioButton1.CheckedChanged
        'Displays name item colleciton
        If RadioButton1.Checked = True Then
            'Clearazation of all previous items
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                ListBox1.Items.Remove(item)
            Next
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
                ListBox1.Items.Remove(item)
            Next

            'Initialization of the required component informaiton
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
            Next

            'Brings back the focus to the textbox
            TextBox1.Focus()

        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub RadioButton2_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles RadioButton2.CheckedChanged
        'Displays room number item colleciton
        If RadioButton2.Checked = True Then
            'Clearazation of all previous items
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                ListBox1.Items.Remove(item)
            Next
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
                ListBox1.Items.Remove(item)
            Next

            'Initialization of the required component informaiton
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
                ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
            Next
        End If

        'Brings back the focus to the textbox
        TextBox1.Focus()

    End Sub

    Private Sub ListBox1_MouseClick(sender As Object, e As MouseEventArgs) Handles ListBox1.MouseClick
        'Test of how SelectedItem works
        If Me.ListBox1.SelectedItem = "N104" Then
            Label1.Text = "exsists"
        Else : Label1.Text = "unselected"
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub TextBox1_KeyUp(sender As Object, e As KeyEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyUp
        Dim strOr As String, strReturn As String, strL As String, valueL As String

        strOr = Trim(TextBox1.Text)
        strL = UCase(Trim(TextBox1.Text)) 'hold input in lower case

        ListBox1.ClearSelected()

        For Each value As String In MySource 'returns the origanal string from list
            valueL = UCase(Trim(value)) 'hold string from list in lower case
            If InStr(valueL, strL) > 0 And strOr <> "" Then 'now compare only lower cases
                strReturn = value ' now we found a match so we use the original string again

                ListBox1.Items.Add(strReturn)
                ' put code for highlighting here
                Dim ind As Integer = ListBox1.FindString(strReturn)
                If ind <> -1 Then
                    ListBox1.SetSelected(ind, True)
                End If
            End If
        Next

        'If the user clears the textbox, then return the whole previous collection of items
        If TextBox1.Text <> "" Then
            Dim theLsect As String
            theLsect = Nothing
            Dim itemList As New List(Of String)
            For Each s As String In ListBox1.SelectedItems
                itemList.Add(s)
            Next
            Dim itemArr() As String = itemList.ToArray
            Dim SectionArray() As String = itemArr
            ListBox1.Items.Clear()
            For Each s As String In itemArr
                ListBox1.Items.Add(s)
            Next
        End If

    End Sub

End Class

However I was unable to search through the collections because I never assigned the collections respectively to the checked radiobuttons to:

MySource

So I couldn't code this:

If RadioButton1.Checked = True Then
            MySource =ListBoxCollection1
End If

I found that if rewriting the code in the TextBox1_KeyUp even:

For Each value As String In MySource 'returns the origanal string from list
            valueL = UCase(Trim(value)) 'hold string from list in lower case
            If InStr(valueL, strL) > 0 And strOr <> "" Then 'now compare only lower cases
                strReturn = value ' now we found a match so we use the original string again

                ListBox1.Items.Add(strReturn)
                ' put code for highlighting here
                Dim ind As Integer = ListBox1.FindString(strReturn)
                If ind <> -1 Then
                    ListBox1.SetSelected(ind, True)
                End If
            End If
        Next

to:

If RadioButton1.Checked = True Then
            For Each value As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1 'returns the origanal string from list
                valueL = UCase(Trim(value)) 'hold string from list in lower case
                If InStr(valueL, strL) > 0 And strOr <> "" Then 'now compare only lower cases
                    strReturn = value ' now we found a match so we use the original string again

                    ListBox1.Items.Add(strReturn)
                    ' put code for highlighting here
                    Dim ind As Integer = ListBox1.FindString(strReturn)
                    If ind <> -1 Then
                        ListBox1.SetSelected(ind, True)
                    End If
                End If
            Next

            If TextBox1.Text = "" Then
                ListBox1.Items.Clear()
                For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                    ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
                Next

            End If

        End If

for each radiobutton, will make the search work. But isn't there a simplier, less coded approach to this?

[Start4me]

I think I'm starting to learn how all this works. I've changed

Public MySource As New AutoCompleteStringCollection()

to:

Public MySource As New System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection

And coded in the TextBox1_KeyUp event:

If RadioButton1.Checked = True Then
            MySource = My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
            If TextBox1.Text = "" Then
                ListBox1.Items.Clear()
                For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                    ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
                Next

            End If
        End If

But I was unable to set MySource to two ListBoxCollections at the same time. I tried someting like:

If RadioButton0.Checked = True Then
            MySource = My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
            MySource = My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
            If TextBox1.Text = "" Then
                ListBox1.Items.Clear()
                For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                    ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
                Next
                For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
                    ListBox1.Items.Add(item)
                Next

            End If
        End If

But nothing worked. Does it mean that I have to create another ListBoxCollection and have all items from all ListBoxCollection in one (which I don't want to do)?

[Minimalist]

Sorry but you completely lost me with the my.settings stuff. I don't understand what you want to achieve with this?
This will not work:

 MySource = My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
            MySource = My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2

If assign values to a variable the variable will only hold the last values assigned to it. x=5 and x=7 means that x=7 and not 5 and 7
Since I live in another part of the world there will be delays.

[Start4me]

So how would I combine the two ListBoxCollections together? Is there a code that will combine the two collections together? Because I've tried:

Dim col1 As System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection = My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
Dim col2 As System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection = My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
MySource = col1 + col2

And this didn't work.

[Minimalist]

Yes there is somecode here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19473054/vb-net-how-to-combine-2-lists

[Start4me]

I've tried to modify the code to:

 Dim result As List(Of String) = New List(Of String)
            For Each item As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection1
                For Each item2 As String In My.Settings.ListBoxCollection2
                    result.Add(item + item2) 'Modify line and add to List
                Next
                result.Add("") 'Add seperator
                TextBox1.Lines = result.ToArray() 'Have to convert to String Array since that is what Lines is
            Next

But that didn't work. I am not sure how to code line 6 to combine the two ListBoxCollections.

[Start4me]

I've encountered a little bug, and I'm curious if it can be fixed. I'm attaching a photo where you can see what I want to fix.
In scene 1, the textbox is empty.
In scene 2, I search for "d", and I have a list of 2 matching items displayed.
In scene 3, I add "i", and the only result that is shown is "Remaldin, Jade".
In scene 4, I delete the "i", and now I have the same results as in scene 2, but the "Remaldin, Jade" stays on top, instead of going down. But I want the listbox to show the results in scene 4 as in scene 2.
How would I fix this?