Combo Box DisplayMember Refer to Nested Property?

[PeterWellington]

(Abridged code for example purposes)

 

Class ABC

Public Property XYZObject() As XYZ

End Class

 

Class XYZ

Property SomeValue As String

End Class

 

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I have a combo box where I'm setting the DataSource to an array of ABC objects. I'd like to use the SomeValue property of the XYZObject property of the ABC objects as the DisplayMember of the combo box. When I try to do this (combobox.DisplayMember = "XYZObject.SomeValue"), it doesn't recognize it as being a valid property (combo box instead shows ABC.ToString(), which happens according to the documentation when the property can't be resolved)

 

Is what I'm trying to do possible or can I only reference properties that directly belong to ABC objects?

[Cags]

You cannot use a sub item as the DisplayMember, add another property to ABC that returns XYZObject.SomeProperty(), and use that as the DisplayMember, that should circumvent the problem.