ItemNotInListEventHandler Delegate

// LimitToList property
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
     {
         // The LimitToList propertyspecifies whether the UltraCombo will retain focus upon
         // validation whenever the entered value is not a value in the control's ValueList.
         this.ultraCombo1.LimitToList = true;
     }

// ItemNotInList event
     private void ultraCombo1_ItemNotInList(object sender, Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.ValidationErrorEventArgs e)
     {
         // The ItemNotInList event is fired before the Validating event of the UltraCombo whenever the
         // text value entered into the editor portion of the control is not a value in the control’s
         // ValueList.  The event passes a ValidationErrorEventArgs object that contains InvalidText
         // and LastValidValue properties as well as properties for specifying that the UltraCombo
         // should retain focus or beep to provide an auditory cue.

         // Specifies whether the control will retain focus. Overrides the UltraCombo's LimitToList property
         // if RetainFocus is set to false.
         e.RetainFocus = true;

         // Provide an auditory cue that the enetered text is invalid.  If a message box is used this will be
         // unnecesary since the message box will provide a beep.
         e.Beep = true;

         // Display a message box indicating that the entered text is invalid.
         MessageBox.Show( e.InvalidText + " is not a valid value.", "Invalid Entry" );

         // Restore a previously valid value if one was entered, otherwise set a valid default value.
         if ( e.LastValidValue != null )
             this.ultraCombo1.Value = e.LastValidValue;
         else
             this.ultraCombo1.SelectedRow = this.ultraCombo1.Rows[0];
     }

// IsItemInList overloaded methods
     private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
     {
         // The IsItemInList overloaded methods return a boolean indicating whether the value of the UltraCombo's
         // Text property, or a specified string, is a value in the control's ValueList.  This provides
         // a convenient way to perform validation in code.

         // If the current value of the UltraCombo's Text property is not a value in the control's ValueList
         // assign a valid text value.
         bool currentTextIsValid = this.ultraCombo1.IsItemInList();
         if ( !currentTextIsValid )
             this.ultraCombo1.Text = "Some valid text value";

         // If the specified string is not a value in the UltraCombo's ValueList assign a valid text value.
         string someText = "Some Text";
         bool itemIsInList = this.ultraCombo1.IsItemInList( someText );

         if( itemIsInList )
             this.ultraCombo1.Text = someText;
         else
             System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine( someText + " is not in the list" );
     }