ComboBox source is IList but can only be list of strings

If ComboBox source is set as list of objects, e.g.:

public class CategoryItem
{
	public CategoryItem(int id, string name)
	{
		Id = id;
		Name = name;
	}
	public int Id { get; set; }
	public string Name { get; set; }

	public override string ToString()
	{
		return Name;
	}
}

var categoryComboBox = new ListView() {
	X = 1,
	Y = 1,
	Width = Dim.Fill (),
	Height = Dim.Fill (2),
};

categoryComboBox.SetSource (new List<CategoryItem> () {
	new CategoryItem (1, "Category"),
	new CategoryItem (2, "Other category")
});

Win.Add (categoryComboBox);

it’s throwing exception when searching, becuse of a string cast on this line: https://github.com/migueldeicaza/gui.cs/blob/527c8aa36526e0e0347cecae7ecd66196ee5aae4/Terminal.Gui/Views/ComboBox.cs#L327

I understand that it’s due to a fact that ComboBox item can be any string value, not like in ListView where you can select values only from DataSource.

My use case is that I want to choose from predefined set of values with search capability. Is it something ComboBox should do or it’s rather an idea for a new control like DropDownList?

[fergusonr]

Hi, SelectedItem has now been implemented in PR #710. Its read-only. It does not make any sense to set it unless the full source list is displayed. Something to consider in the future.

[tig]

Sweet.