I am sending My code. private: System::Void cboSelect_SelectedValueChanged(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) { String ^str; str=cboSelect->SelectedItem->ToString()->SubString(0,5); cboSelect->Text=str; } I need to print only 5 charecters from Selected Item on the comboBox. I have Tried above code with SelectedIndexChanged() and SelectionChangeCommitted(),but failed. please Help out. Nagaraju