Well, since it's bound to a DataTable, just loop through the DataTable (or, more accurately, through the DataTable.DefaultView, but I'm having trouble coming up with the correct syntax at the moment for use with the DefaultView):

private int _GetIndexOfItemByKey(int Key)
{
    int RetVal = -1;

    DataTable dt = (DataTable)chlObjects.DataSource;
    for (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
    {
        if (Convert.ToInt32(row["DataObjectId"]) == Key)
        {
            RetVal = dt.Rows.IndexOf(row);
            break;
        }
    }

    return RetVal;
}

>No, I want to lop thru all items, checked and unchecked, searching for a key. When the key is found, return it's index position.
>
>
>
>>I'm assuming that you want to spin through the Items that have been checked by the user? Maybe not, but I'm not quite clear on what you're wanting to accomplish.
>>
>>The CheckedListBox.Items is simply a collection of objects.
>>The CheckedListBox.CheckedItems is also a collection of objects.
>>
>>So you'd use object in your foreach. And you can use Items.IndexOf() method to find the index.
>>
>>

>>
>>foreach (object item in this.MyCheckedListBox.CheckedItems)
>>{
>>        // I'll let you fill in the blanks (this should give you a nudge)
>>	int x = this.MyCheckedListBox.Items.IndexOf(item);
>>}
>>

>>
>>~~Bonnie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I'm trying to return the index of an item in a CheckedListBox using the value. The list was bound using:
>>>
>>>

>>>private void _LoadLists()
>>>{
>>>    string ObjectsQuery = "SELECT DataObjectId, AccessTableId, ObjectName FROM DataObject ORDER BY ObjectName";
>>>    DataSet dsObjects = _ExecuteQuery(ObjectsQuery);
>>>
>>>    chlObjects.DataSource = dsObjects.Tables[0];
>>>    chlObjects.DisplayMember = "ObjectName";
>>>    chlObjects.ValueMember = "DataObjectId"; 
>>>}
>>>

>>>
>>>Then, I have this method to get the index, but I'm not sure how to complete it:
>>>
>>>

>>>private int _GetIndexOfItemByKey(int Key)
>>>{
>>>    int RetVal = -1;
>>>
>>>    foreach (what??? Row in chlObjects.Items)
>>>    {
>>>     
>>>    }
>>>    
>>>    return RetVal;
>>>    
>>>}
>>>