C#

enum Fruit { Quince, Gooseberry, Damson }

public void InitialiseControls() {
  FruitComboBox.DataSource = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Fruit));
}

private void EatFruitBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
  Fruit yummy = (Fruit)FruitComboBox.SelectedItem;
}

situ21 wrote:

how i do this

situ21 wrote:

give me some example

// the result of the operation on the right will give you the Name as is or truncated
// if it exceeds the 20 character limit
string forAutoCompleteBox = Name.Substring(0, System.Math.Min(20, Name.Length));

string paddedToTwentyChars = String.Format("{0,-20}", myTextBox.Text);

string TwentyChar(string orig)
{
    int len = orig.Length;
    if (len < 20)
        return orig.PadRight(20);
    else if (len > 20)
        return orig.Substring(0, 20);
    else
        return orig;
}