How to set index in combo box to newly inserted item

Question

I have the following code:
Private Sub ComboBox2_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ComboBox2.SelectedIndexChanged
        If categoryString = "New" Then
            newCategoryString = InputBox("Enter new category name", "New Category")
            ComboBox2.Items.Add(newCategoryString)
            categoryString = ComboBox2.SelectedItem
        End If
    End Sub
The combobox has the following collection of items
Business
Personal
Home
Vehicle
Social
New
When the user selects New, the msgbox pops up  and the user enters the new category.  After choosing, the selected item defaults to New.  How can I determine the index of the newly inserted item?  I am using VB 2008 Express.
Best regards,
Randy Boulter

Answer 1

Hi
Here is my take on the question. This inserts the new item above the last item("New"), and gets the index accordingly. This keeps the "New" item at the bottom of the list.
Private Sub ComboBox2_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox6.SelectedIndexChanged
Dim cb As ComboBox = DirectCast(sender, ComboBox)
If cb.SelectedItem.ToString = "New" Then
Dim newCategoryString As String = InputBox("Enter new category name", "New Category")
cb.Items.Insert(cb.SelectedIndex, newCategoryString)
Dim newitemindex As Integer = cb.Items.IndexOf(newCategoryString)
End If
End Sub
Regards Les, Livingston, Scotland