// insert code here..
Bind a ComboBox to an array of State objects

    namespace Akadia.ComboBoxBinding
    {

        using System;
        using System.ComponentModel;
        using System.Drawing;
        using System.Windows.Forms;
        using System.Data;
        using System.Data.SqlClient;

        public class ComboBoxBinding : System.Windows.Forms.Form
        {
            .....

            // Lookup "Table" with States for the Comobox
            public struct State
            {
                private string _shortName, _longName;

                public State(string longName , string shortName)
                {
                    this._shortName = shortName;
                    this._longName = longName;
                }

                public string ShortName { get { return _shortName; } }
                public string LongName { get { return _longName; } }
            }

            // Define the Array of States for the DropDown List
            public State[] States  = new State[] {
                   new State("Alabama","AL")
                  ,new State("Alaska","AK")
                  ,new State("Arizona" ,"AZ")
                  ,new State("Arkansas","AR")
                  ,new State("California" ,"CA")
                  ......
            } ;

            public ComboBoxBinding()
            {

                .......

                // Populate the list
                comboBoxState.DataSource = States;

                // Define the field to be displayed
                comboBoxState.DisplayMember = "LongName";

                // Define the field to be used as the value
                comboBoxState.ValueMember = "ShortName";

                // Bind the selected value of the the ComboBox to the
                // Region field of the current Customer
                comboBoxState.DataBindings.Add("SelectedValue", customersDataSet1, "Customers.Region");

                ........
            }
        }
    }