BUG: ListBox Text Property Not Functional

Last reviewed: February 20, 1998
Article ID: Q181281

The information in this article applies to:

Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

The Text property of a ListBox always returns an empty string.

RESOLUTION

Use the List and ListIndex properties to return the text of the currently selected item. For example, use:

    Dim sMyString
    sMyString = List1.List(List1.ListIndex)

instead of:

    Dim sMyString
    sMyString = List1.Text

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords          : vb5all vbce WinCE
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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Last reviewed: February 20, 1998
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