How to bind Communications Port to dropdownlist in.net c#?

In this article we will discuss, How to bind Communications Port to dropdownlist in.net c#. Communication port is a physical port, but also to virtual ports, such as ports created by Bluetooth or USB to serial adapters.

program:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Management;
using System.IO.Ports;
namespace cSharpPortFinder
{
    public partial class finder : Form
    {
        public finder()
        {
                  InitializeComponent();
            using (var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher
               ("SELECT * FROM WIN32_SerialPort"))
            {
                string[] portnames = SerialPort.GetPortNames();
                var ports = searcher.Get().Cast<ManagementBaseObject>().ToList();
                var tList = (from n in portnames
                             join p in ports on n equals p["DeviceID"].ToString()
                             select n + " - " + p["Caption"]).ToList();
                 foreach (string s in tList)
                           {                               
                      cboPortList.Items.Add(s);
                      cboPortList.SelectedIndex = 0;                             }
            }
        }
    }
}

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