id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
1247	Reading the edit  of a comboboxEx with style $CBS_DROPDOWN and $WS_VSCROLL	christophamort	Gary	"The function _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_GetEditText does not give the inputs content, when called on a comboboxEx with the default style ($CBS_DROPDOWN $WS_VSCROLL). It always returns """".

code from autoit documentation with some changes:
{{{
#include <Debug.au3>
#include <GuiComboBoxEx.au3>
#include <GuiImageList.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

$Debug_CB = True ; Check ClassName being passed to ComboBox/ComboBoxEx functions, set to True and use a handle to another control to see it work
ClipPut(_DebugBugReportEnv()) ; my Environment = 3.3.0.0 under  WIN_VISTA/Service Pack 2 X64
_Main()

Func _Main()
	Local $hGUI, $hImage, $hCombo
	
	; Create GUI
	$hGUI = GUICreate(""ComboBoxEx Get Edit Text"", 400, 300)
	$hCombo = _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_Create ($hGUI, """", 2, 2, 394, 100)
	GUISetState()

	$hImage = _GUIImageList_Create (16, 16, 5, 3)
	_GUIImageList_AddIcon ($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
	
	; Set Edit Text
	_GUICtrlComboBoxEx_SetEditText ($hCombo, StringFormat(""%03d : Random string"", Random(1, 100, 1)))
	
	; Get Edit Text
	MsgBox(4160, ""Information"", ""Edit Text: "" & _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_GetEditText ($hCombo))
	
	Do
	; Get Edit Text ond dirfferent selections
	MsgBox(4160, ""Information"", ""Edit Text: "" & _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_GetEditText ($hCombo))
	Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
EndFunc   ;==>_Main
}}}

; Environment = 3.3.0.0 under  WIN_VISTA/Service Pack 2 X64



 "	Bug	closed	3.3.1.5	Standard UDFs	3.3.0.0	Blocking	Fixed	comboboxEx GetEditText