Function Reference


_GUICtrlComboBoxEx_ShowDropDown

Show or hide the ListBox of a ComboBox

#include <GuiComboBoxEx.au3>
_GUICtrlComboBoxEx_ShowDropDown ( $hWnd [, $bShow = False] )

Parameters

$hWnd Handle to the control
$bShow [optional] Specifies whether the drop-down ListBox is to be shown or hidden:
    True - Show ListBox
    False - Hide ListBox

Return Value

None.

Remarks

This function has no effect on a ComboBox created with the $CBS_SIMPLE style.

Related

_GUICtrlComboBoxEx_GetDroppedState

Example

#include <GuiComboBoxEx.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiImageList.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
        Local $hGUI, $hImage, $hCombo

        ; Create GUI
        $hGUI = GUICreate("ComboBoxEx Show Drop Down", 400, 300)
        $hCombo = _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_Create($hGUI, "", 2, 2, 394, 100)
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        $hImage = _GUIImageList_Create(16, 16, 5, 3)
        _GUIImageList_AddIcon($hImage, @SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 110)
        _GUIImageList_AddIcon($hImage, @SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 131)
        _GUIImageList_AddIcon($hImage, @SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 165)
        _GUIImageList_AddIcon($hImage, @SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 168)
        _GUIImageList_AddIcon($hImage, @SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 137)
        _GUIImageList_AddIcon($hImage, @SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 146)
        _GUIImageList_Add($hImage, _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_CreateSolidBitMap($hCombo, 0xFF0000, 16, 16))
        _GUIImageList_Add($hImage, _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_CreateSolidBitMap($hCombo, 0x00FF00, 16, 16))
        _GUIImageList_Add($hImage, _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_CreateSolidBitMap($hCombo, 0x0000FF, 16, 16))
        _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_SetImageList($hCombo, $hImage)

        For $x = 0 To 8
                _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_AddString($hCombo, StringFormat("%03d : Random string", Random(1, 100, 1)), $x, $x)
        Next

        ; show drop down
        _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_ShowDropDown($hCombo, True)

        Sleep(500)

        ; hide drop down
        _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_ShowDropDown($hCombo)

        ; Loop until the user exits.
        Do
        Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example