Function Reference


_GUICtrlComboBox_SetMinVisible

Set the minimum number of visible items in the drop-down list of a ComboBox

#include <GuiComboBox.au3>
_GUICtrlComboBox_SetMinVisible ( $hWnd, $iMinimum )

Parameters

$hWnd Control ID/Handle to the control
$iMinimum Specifies the minimum number of visible items

Return Value

Success: True.
Failure: False.

Remarks

When the number of items in the drop-down list is greater than the minimum,the ComboBox uses a scrollbar.
By default, 30 is the minimum number of visible items.

This message is ignored if the combo box control has style $CBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT.

Related

_GUICtrlComboBox_GetMinVisible

Example

#include <GuiComboBox.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
        ; Create GUI
        GUICreate("ComboBox GetSet Min Visible (v" & @AutoItVersion & ")", 400, 296)
        Local $idCombo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 2, 2, 396, 296)
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        ; Add files
        _GUICtrlComboBox_BeginUpdate($idCombo)
        _GUICtrlComboBox_AddDir($idCombo, @WindowsDir & "\*.exe")
        _GUICtrlComboBox_EndUpdate($idCombo)

        ; Get Min Visible
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Information", "Min Visible:" & @TAB & _GUICtrlComboBox_GetMinVisible($idCombo), 3)

        ; show drop down
        _GUICtrlComboBox_ShowDropDown($idCombo, True)

        Sleep(1000)

        ; Set Min Visible
        _GUICtrlComboBox_SetMinVisible($idCombo, 50)

        ; show drop down
        _GUICtrlComboBox_ShowDropDown($idCombo)

        Sleep(1000)

        _GUICtrlComboBox_ShowDropDown($idCombo, True)

        Sleep(1000)

        ; Get Min Visible
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Information", "Min Visible:" & @TAB & _GUICtrlComboBox_GetMinVisible($idCombo), 3)

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