ShowDropButtonWhen Property

Applies To

ComboBox control, TextBox control.

Description

Specifies when to show the drop-down button for a ComboBox or TextBox.

Syntax

object.ShowDropButtonWhen [= fmShowDropButtonWhen]

The ShowDropButtonWhen property syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

object

Required. A valid object.

fmShowDropButtonWhen

Optional. The circumstances under which the drop-down button will be visible.


Settings

The settings for fmShowDropButtonWhen are:

Constant

Value

Description

fmShowDropButtonWhenNever

0

Do not show the drop-down button under any circumstances.

fmShowDropButtonWhenFocus

1

Show the drop-down button when the control has the focus.

fmShowDropButtonWhenAlways

2

Always show the drop-down button.


For a ComboBox, the default value is fmShowDropButtonWhenAlways; for a TextBox, the default value is fmShowDropButtonWhenNever.

See Also

DropButtonClick event, DropButtonStyle property, DropDown method.

Example

See the DropButtonStyle property example.