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List Boxes

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List Boxes

• A list box contains a list of items one underneath the other

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lstName.AddItem

lstNaughty.AddItem “Peter”

Adds Peter to the list called lstNaughty

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lstName.AddItem

lstNaughty.AddItem “Mike”

Adds Mike to the list called lstNaughty

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lstName.Clear

lstNaughty.Clear

Removes all the items from the list box

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lstName.List (int)

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Individual list box items can be referenced by a subscript just like an array

lstNaughty.List (0) is “Rod”

lstNaughty.List (3) is “Zippy”

lstNaughty.List (4) is “Bungle”

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lstName.List (int)

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The .list method can also be used to change an item.

lstNaughty.List (3) = “Peter”

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lstName.ListCount

• The .ListCount method is used to determine the number of items in the list

• lntNaughty.ListCount is 7

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lstName.RemoveItem (int)

• The .RemoveItem method is used to remove a particular item

• lntNaughty.RemoveItem (4)

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Using List Boxes- Example 1

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Add name

Naughty

Nice

Naughty NiceSanta’s List

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Santa’s List

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Add name

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lstNaughty lstNice

optNaughty

txtName

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Santa’s List - Code

strName = txtName.Text

If optNaughty.value then

lstNaughty.AddItem strName

Else

lstNice.AddItem strName

End If

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Using List Boxes- Example 2

• lstNaughty is a list of names• Write a VB program that

counts the number names in the list that begin with the letter R and puts this number into a variable called intTotalCount

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Algorithm

Set intTotalCount = 0

For each name

If it begins with “R” then

Add one to intTotalCount

Next name

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Dim intTotalCount As IntegerDim strName as StringintTotalCount = 0For n = 0 to lstNaughty.ListCount - 1

strName = lstNaughty.List (n)If left (strName, 1) = “R” Then

intTotalCount = intTotalCount + 1End If

Next n

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Dim intTotalCount As IntegerDim strName as StringintTotalCount = 0For n = 0 to lstNaughty.ListCount - 1

strName = lstNaughty.List (n)If left (strName, 1) = “R” Then

intTotalCount = intTotalCount + 1End If

Next n

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Dim intTotalCount As IntegerDim strName as StringintTotalCount = 0For n = 0 to lstNaughty.ListCount - 1

strName = lstNaughty.List (n)If left (strName, 1) = “R” Then

intTotalCount = intTotalCount + 1End If

Next n

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Dim intTotalCount As IntegerDim strName as StringintTotalCount = 0For n = 0 to lstNaughty.ListCount - 1

strName = lstNaughty.List (n)If left (strName, 1) = “R” OR left (strName, 1) = “r” Then

intTotalCount = intTotalCount + 1End If

Next n

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Using List Boxes - Example 3

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Two list boxes lstNames and lstAges are used to store the names and ages of children respectively.

The nth item in lstAges is the age of the child whose name in the nth item in lstNames

Write a program that finds the name of the youngest child and stores it in strYoungest

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Algorithm• Set strYoungest to the first name in lstNames• Set the intYoungestSoFar to the first age in

lstAges• Go though the ages one by one• For each item in intAges• If it is smaller than intYoungestSoFar then

– Set intYoungerstSoFar to it– Set strYoungest to the corresponding name

• Go on to the next one

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Dim strYoungest As StringDim intYoungestSoFar As IntegerstrYoungest = lstNames.List(0)intYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(0)For n = 0 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List(n) < intYoungestSoFar ThenintYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(n)strYoungest = lstNames.List(n)

End IfNext n

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Dim strYoungest As StringDim intYoungestSoFar As IntegerstrYoungest = lstNames.List(0)intYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(0)For n = 0 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List(n) < intYoungestSoFar ThenintYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(n)strYoungest = lstNames.List(n)

End IfNext n

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Dim strYoungest As StringDim intYoungestSoFar As IntegerstrYoungest = lstNames.List(0)intYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(0)For n = 0 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List(n) < intYoungestSoFar ThenintYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(n)strYoungest = lstNames.List(n)

End IfNext n

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Dim strYoungest As StringDim intYoungestSoFar As IntegerstrYoungest = lstNames.List(0)intYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(0)For n = 0 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List(n) < intYoungestSoFar ThenintYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(n)strYoungest = lstNames.List(n)

End IfNext n

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Dim strYoungest As StringDim intYoungestSoFar As IntegerstrYoungest = lstNames.List(0)intYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(0)For n = 1 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List(n) < intYoungestSoFar ThenintYoungestSoFar = lstAges.List(n)strYoungest = lstNames.List(n)

End IfNext n

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Using List Boxes - Example 3

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Two list boxes lstNames and lstAges are used to store the names and ages of children respectively.

The nth iten in lstAges is the age of the child whose name in the nth item in lstNames

Write a program that removes all of the children who are 10 years of age or older

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Algorithm

For each child

If age >= 10 then

Delete that childs name from the list

End If

Next child

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For n = 0 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List (n) >= 10 Then

lstNames.RemoveItem (n)

End If

Next n

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What happened!!???

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What happened!!???

The ages weren’t removed

Wrong names removed

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For n = 0 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List (n) >= 10 Then

lstNames.RemoveItem (n)

lstAges.RemoveItem (n)

End If

Next n This will remove ages

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For n = 0 to lstAges.ListCount - 1

If lstAges.List (n) >= 10 Then

lstNames.RemoveItem (n)

lstAges.RemoveItem (n)

As items are deleted the size of the list box changes.

Does n count to whatever ListCount-1 was at the start or does it check ListCount every time? ?

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n = 0

Do Until n > lstAge.ListCount

If lstAges.List (n) >= 10 then

lstAges.RemoveItem (n)

lstNames.RemoveItem (n)

Else

n = n + 1

End If

Loop