Dropdown list

[nyedfam]

How can reset my drop down list to default after an item is selected from the list.

See the example below.

"select an item"

Dog

chicken

monkey

cat

"select an item" is my default item and I want my list to reset back to "select an item"

Thanks in advance.

[Melba23]

nyedfam,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum.

Here is one way to do it:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <Constants.au3>

$sCombo_List = "|select an item|Dog|chicken|monkey|cat"
$sCombo_Def = "select an item"

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)

$cCombo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 10, 200, 20)
GUICtrlSetData($cCombo, $sCombo_List, $sCombo_Def)

GUISetState()

While 1

    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $cCombo
            $sSel = GUICtrlRead($cCombo)
            MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Selected", $sSel)
            GUICtrlSetData($cCombo, $sCombo_List, $sCombo_Def)
    EndSwitch

WEnd

Please ask if you have any questions.

M23

[nyedfam]

Is there a way to reset without a msgbox ? Thanks.

[lordofthestrings]

lol

 

the selected value is stored in $sel

you can use it throughout your script..

kind regards

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <Constants.au3>

$sCombo_List = "|select an item|Dog|chicken|monkey|cat"
$sCombo_Def = "select an item"

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)

$cCombo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 10, 200, 20)
GUICtrlSetData($cCombo, $sCombo_List, $sCombo_Def)

GUISetState()

While 1

    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $cCombo
            $sSel = GUICtrlRead($cCombo)
            GUICtrlSetData($cCombo, $sCombo_List, $sCombo_Def)
    EndSwitch

WEnd

Edited October 28, 2013 by lordofthestrings

[Melba23]

nyedfam,

The MsgBox is only there to show you that the selected item was correctly read before the reset - you can just delete that line.

M23

Edited October 28, 2013 by Melba23
Typo

[nyedfam]

i got it.

thanks