How to populate a combo box in C# using an SQLite database?

Question

I am currently trying to add data from an SQLite database and this is where I am at. The amount of data values in the combo box is correct, but it is not showing the actual data value, just ListViewItem: {}, please can someone show me where I have gone wrong.

SQLiteConnection techWorldConnection = new SQLiteConnection(@"Data Source=C:\Users\mwbel\OneDrive\Homework\A Level\Comp Science\NEA\NEA Program\NEA Example\bin\Debug\TechWorld.db"); // directs code to location of my database file
techWorldConnection.Open(); // goes to my database file and reads it

using (SQLiteConnection conn = new SQLiteConnection(techWorldConnection))
{
    SQLiteDataAdapter sda = new SQLiteDataAdapter("Select productName From Products", conn);
    DataSet dataset = new DataSet();
    sda.Fill(dataset);
    foreach (DataRow row in dataset.Tables[0].Rows)
    {
        ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem();
        lvi.SubItems.Add(row["productName"].ToString());
        OrderProductList.Items.Add(lvi);
    }
}
techWorldConnection.Close();

Answer 1

The amount of data values in the combo box is correct, but it is not showing the actual data value, just ListViewItem: {}

The issue is how you're adding the items, specifically this area:

foreach (DataRow row in dataset.Tables[0].Rows)
{
   ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem();
   lvi.SubItems.Add(row["productName"].ToString());
   OrderProductList.Items.Add(lvi);
}

You don't need to loop the collection to get the data you need, you can fill a DataTable, set the DisplayMember on the ComboBox and finally set the DataSource of the ComboBox to your datatable.

OrderProductList.DisplayMember = "productName";
SQLiteDataAdapter sda = new SQLiteDataAdapter("Select productName From Products", conn);
DataTable table = new DataTable();
sda.Fill(table);
OrderProductList.DataSource = table;