ComboBox Methods

Constructors Description

ComboBox Creates a ComboBox control.

Methods Description

addItem Adds an item to the combo box and returns the index of the new item.

addOnDrawItem Assigns a delegate to the drawItem event.

addOnDropDown Assigns a delegate to the dropDown event.

addOnMeasureItem Assigns a delegate to the measureItem event.

addOnSelectedIndexChanged Assigns a delegate to the selectedIndexChanged event.

addOnTextChanged Assigns a delegate to the textChanged event.

beginUpdate Maintains performance while items are added to the combo box one at a time by preventing the control from painting until the endUpdate method is called.

endUpdate Resumes painting the ListBox control after painting is suspended by the beginUpdate method.

findString Finds the first item in the combo box that starts with the specified string.

findStringExact Finds the first item in the list that exactly matches the string specified in the s parameter.

getDrawMode Retrieves a value indicating whether the system draws the combo box, whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with all items of equal height, or whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with items of variable height.

getDroppedDown Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the list box of a combo box is currently dropped down.

getFocused Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the control has the focus.

getIntegralHeight Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the combo box should resize to avoid showing partial items.

getItem Retrieves the item at the specified zero-based index.

getItemCount Retrieves the number of items in the combo box.

getItemHeight Retrieves the height, in pixels, of an item in the combo box.

getItems Retrieves an Object array containing all the items in the combo box.

getMaxDropDownItems Retrieves the maximum number of items that can be displayed in the drop-down list box of the combo box.

getMaxLength Retrieves the maximum number of characters the user can type into the edit control of a combo box.

getSelectedIndex Retrieves the zero-based index of the currently selected item in the combo box.

getSelectedItem Retrieves the currently selected item in the the combo box.

getSelectedText Retrieves the text that is selected in the edit control of the combo box.

getSelectionEnd Retrieves the zero-based index of the first character after the end of the current text selection in the edit control of the combo box.

getSelectionStart Retrieves the zero-based index of the first character in the current text selection in the edit control of the combo box.

getSorted Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the items in the combo box are sorted alphabetically.

getStyle Retrieves a value indicating the style of the combo box (whether the combo box has an edit control or a static text control and whether the list for the combo box is always visible or visible only when dropped down by the user).

insertItem Adds an item to the combo box at the specified position.

onDrawItem Triggers the drawItem event.

onDropDown Triggers the dropDown event.

onMeasureItem Triggers the measureItem event.

onSelectedIndexChanged Triggers the selectedIndexChanged event.

onTextChanged Triggers the textChanged event.

removeAll Removes all items from the list box.

removeItem Removes the specified item from the list box.

removeOnDrawItem Removes the delegate that is assigned to the drawItem event.

removeOnDropDown Removes the delegate that is assigned to the dropDown event.

removeOnMeasureItem Removes the delegate that is assigned to the measureItem event.

removeOnSelectedIndexChanged Removes the delegate that is assigned to the selectedIndexChanged event.

removeOnTextChanged Removes the delegate that is assigned to the textChanged event.

select Selects a range of text in the edit control of the combo box.

selectAll Selects all the text in the edit control of the combo box.

setDrawMode Sets a value indicating whether the system draws the combo box, whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with all items of equal height, or whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with items of variable height.

setDroppedDown Sets a boolean value indicating whether the list box of the combo box is currently dropped down.

setIntegralHeight Sets a boolean value indicating whether the combo box should resize to avoid showing partial items.

setItem Allows you to replace the item at the specified position in the combo box.

setItemHeight Sets the height, in pixels, of an item in the combo box.

setItems Adds a set of items to the combo box.

setMaxDropDownItems Sets the maximum number of items that can be displayed in the drop-down list box of the combo box.

setMaxLength Sets the maximum number of characters the user can type into the edit control of a combo box.

setSelectedIndex Selects an item in a combo box.

setSelectedItem Selects the first occurrence of the specified item in a single-selection combo box, and returns the zero-based index of the item.

setSelectedText Replaces the currently selected text in the edit control of the combo box with the specified text.

setSelectionEnd Sets the end position of the text selection in the edit control of the combo box.

setSelectionStart Sets the starting position of the text selection in the edit control of the combo box.

setSorted Sets a boolean value indicating whether the items in the combo box are sorted alphabetically.

setStyle Sets a value indicating the style of the combo box (whether the combo box has an edit control or a static text control, and whether the list for the combo box is always visible or visible only when dropped down by the user).

Constructors	Description
ComboBox	Creates a ComboBox control.

Methods	Description
addItem	Adds an item to the combo box and returns the index of the new item.
addOnDrawItem	Assigns a delegate to the drawItem event.
addOnDropDown	Assigns a delegate to the dropDown event.
addOnMeasureItem	Assigns a delegate to the measureItem event.
addOnSelectedIndexChanged	Assigns a delegate to the selectedIndexChanged event.
addOnTextChanged	Assigns a delegate to the textChanged event.
beginUpdate	Maintains performance while items are added to the combo box one at a time by preventing the control from painting until the endUpdate method is called.
endUpdate	Resumes painting the ListBox control after painting is suspended by the beginUpdate method.
findString	Finds the first item in the combo box that starts with the specified string.
findStringExact	Finds the first item in the list that exactly matches the string specified in the s parameter.
getDrawMode	Retrieves a value indicating whether the system draws the combo box, whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with all items of equal height, or whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with items of variable height.
getDroppedDown	Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the list box of a combo box is currently dropped down.
getFocused	Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the control has the focus.
getIntegralHeight	Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the combo box should resize to avoid showing partial items.
getItem	Retrieves the item at the specified zero-based index.
getItemCount	Retrieves the number of items in the combo box.
getItemHeight	Retrieves the height, in pixels, of an item in the combo box.
getItems	Retrieves an Object array containing all the items in the combo box.
getMaxDropDownItems	Retrieves the maximum number of items that can be displayed in the drop-down list box of the combo box.
getMaxLength	Retrieves the maximum number of characters the user can type into the edit control of a combo box.
getSelectedIndex	Retrieves the zero-based index of the currently selected item in the combo box.
getSelectedItem	Retrieves the currently selected item in the the combo box.
getSelectedText	Retrieves the text that is selected in the edit control of the combo box.
getSelectionEnd	Retrieves the zero-based index of the first character after the end of the current text selection in the edit control of the combo box.
getSelectionStart	Retrieves the zero-based index of the first character in the current text selection in the edit control of the combo box.
getSorted	Retrieves a boolean value indicating whether the items in the combo box are sorted alphabetically.
getStyle	Retrieves a value indicating the style of the combo box (whether the combo box has an edit control or a static text control and whether the list for the combo box is always visible or visible only when dropped down by the user).
insertItem	Adds an item to the combo box at the specified position.
onDrawItem	Triggers the drawItem event.
onDropDown	Triggers the dropDown event.
onMeasureItem	Triggers the measureItem event.
onSelectedIndexChanged	Triggers the selectedIndexChanged event.
onTextChanged	Triggers the textChanged event.
removeAll	Removes all items from the list box.
removeItem	Removes the specified item from the list box.
removeOnDrawItem	Removes the delegate that is assigned to the drawItem event.
removeOnDropDown	Removes the delegate that is assigned to the dropDown event.
removeOnMeasureItem	Removes the delegate that is assigned to the measureItem event.
removeOnSelectedIndexChanged	Removes the delegate that is assigned to the selectedIndexChanged event.
removeOnTextChanged	Removes the delegate that is assigned to the textChanged event.
select	Selects a range of text in the edit control of the combo box.
selectAll	Selects all the text in the edit control of the combo box.
setDrawMode	Sets a value indicating whether the system draws the combo box, whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with all items of equal height, or whether the combo box owner draws the combo box with items of variable height.
setDroppedDown	Sets a boolean value indicating whether the list box of the combo box is currently dropped down.
setIntegralHeight	Sets a boolean value indicating whether the combo box should resize to avoid showing partial items.
setItem	Allows you to replace the item at the specified position in the combo box.
setItemHeight	Sets the height, in pixels, of an item in the combo box.
setItems	Adds a set of items to the combo box.
setMaxDropDownItems	Sets the maximum number of items that can be displayed in the drop-down list box of the combo box.
setMaxLength	Sets the maximum number of characters the user can type into the edit control of a combo box.
setSelectedIndex	Selects an item in a combo box.
setSelectedItem	Selects the first occurrence of the specified item in a single-selection combo box, and returns the zero-based index of the item.
setSelectedText	Replaces the currently selected text in the edit control of the combo box with the specified text.
setSelectionEnd	Sets the end position of the text selection in the edit control of the combo box.
setSelectionStart	Sets the starting position of the text selection in the edit control of the combo box.
setSorted	Sets a boolean value indicating whether the items in the combo box are sorted alphabetically.
setStyle	Sets a value indicating the style of the combo box (whether the combo box has an edit control or a static text control, and whether the list for the combo box is always visible or visible only when dropped down by the user).