❔ newbie here. how to make combobox display values from 2d array 2nd column, and do nothing if null?

this is visual studio windows form app combobox so i have a combobox called category. if i click the dropdown i want it to do nothing / display nothing if array is null. and if 2D array record has value, i want it it to display the 2nd column (category). i havent really put any values until i click the Add button my 2d array looks like this static int max = 12; //max number of records static int attributes = 4; //name, category, structure, definition fields string?[,] arrayRecord = new string[max, attributes]; i tried this but doesnt work, how to fix this? if (arrayRecord.Length == 0) { // does nothing } else { comboBoxCategory.Items.Clear(); //Clear items for (var i = 0; i < arrayRecord.Length; i++) { comboBoxCategory.Items.Add(arrayRecord[i, 1]); } } ty..
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tar
tar16mo ago
is there a reason you dont use a list?
tar
tar16mo ago
glenncommentator24
glenncommentator24OP16mo ago
the teacher restrict us to use class structure or any collections like List 😦, auto fail if so I think we still can use a list for temporary list, in a function for example, but the data itself must be stored in 2D array, so im scratching my head how to display the data from 2D array to a list
Accord
Accord15mo ago
Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.
glenncommentator24
glenncommentator24OP15mo ago
not resolved..
Accord
Accord15mo ago
Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.
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