Listbox numeric value not ToString?

[bbelect]

This is just a quick one, why when displaying a numeric value in a combobox is the tostring method not needed.

Thanks

 

[ajeeshco]

Boxing

because the value type(Integer type) is converted to the referenced type (Object type) and is called boxing in .net

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

when reading values out of a collection in VS 2003, it's best to always know what's in there first so you can pull the stuff out by converting the item(s) to the type they were when they were stored in the first place

I.E. Dim AString As String = CStr(ComboBox1.Items.Item(0)) or Dim AnInteger As Integer = CInt(ComboBox1.Items.Item(0))