Below are the important properties for you.
A data source can be a database, a Web service, or an object that can
later be used to generate data-bound controls. When the DataSource
property is set, the items collection cannot be modified.
ComboBox.DisplayMember Property
A String specifying the name of an object property that is contained
in the collection specified by the DataSource property. The default is
an empty string (“”).
A String representing the name of an object property that is contained
in the collection specified by the DataSource property. The default is
an empty string (“”).
DataTable dataTable = GetDataTable("Select * from Student"); // You have to implement the ways to retrieve data from the database.
comboBox1.Datasource = dataTable;
comboBox1.DisplayMember = StudentName; // Column Name
comboBox1.ValueMember = StuentId; // Column Name
Here is one way if you want to add items programmatically.
private class Item
{
public string _Name;
public int _Id
public Item(string name, int id)
{
_Name = name;
_Id = id;
}
public string Name
{
get { return _Name; }
set { _Name = value; }
}
public string Id
{
get { return _Id; }
set { _Id = value; }
}
}
comboBox1.DisplayMember = "Name";
comboBox1.ValueMember = "Id";
comboBox1.Items.Add(new Item("Student 1", 1));
comboBox1.Items.Add(new Item("Student 2", 2));
comboBox1.Items.Add(new Item("Student 3", 3));
There are various ways of doing this.