[VBnet Code Library] Combo API Index

	Combo API Updated Monday December 26, 2011
Category	Topic
Alignment vb6 vb5 vb4-32	SetWindowLong: Right-Align List Contents in a Combo Right-align the contents of the list portion of a style-2 combo, reposition the dropdown list's scrollbar, and even move the combo's dropdown button. Nov 3.2001

Components	SendMessage: Make a Style-0 Combo Edit Read-Only Method to disable text editing in a 'Style 0' combo box (VB5 or earlier, but works in VB6 too). May 5.1999 WM_CONTEXTMENU: Kill the Default Combo Box Context Menu Eliminating the combo edit context menu via subclassing. Dec 19.2000 FindWindowEx: Obtain Combo Box Edit Window Handle Using FindWindowEx. Code valid for Windows 95, 98 and NT4. May 13.1999 GetComboBoxInfo: Obtain Combo Box Edit and List Handles on Win98/NT5 Using the GetComboBoxInfo API introduced in Windows 98 and NT5 only. May 13.1999 SendMessage: Set 'MaxLength' in a Combo's Edit Box Duplicate the text box MaxLength property in a Style-0/Style 1 combo. Updated June 6.1999 WM_LBUTTONDOWN: Substitute a Tabbed List for a Combo's Dropdown List Trapping a combo's dropdown and substituting a standard List control supporting tab stops. Mar 16.2001 WM_LBUTTONDOWN: Substitute a ListView for a Combo's Dropdown List Trapping a combo's dropdown and substituting a standard Listview control. Mar 16.2001

Effects vb6 vb5 vb4-32	SendMessage: Add Balloon Tips to a Combo Edit Box Notify users of actions using a balloon tip under XP or later. Mar 10.2003 SendMessage: Use Cue Banners to Prompt Users XP-look prompting for edit and combo controls. Mar 10.2003 WM_PAINT: Subclassing to Create a Flat Combo Box Use the DrawEdge API to alter the appearance of a combo box. Nov 24.1999

Height vb6 vb5 vb4-32	MoveWindow: Change Combo Box List Height Now you can set the number of items displayed in the dropdown portion of a combo box. vb5, vb4-32 only. July 24.1998

Width vb6 vb5 vb4-32	SendMessage: Change Combo Box List Width How to change to change the display width of the list-portion of a dropdown combo box. July 10.1998 GetTextExtentPoint32: Change Combo List Width Based on Contents How to change to change the display width of the list portion of a dropdown combo box. Demonstrates using SendMessage, GetStockObject, SelectObject and GetTextExtentPoint32 to determine programmatically what the proper width should be to accommodate the longest item. July 10.1998

Misc vb6 vb5 vb4-32 vb4-16 vb3	SendMessage: How to Show and Hide a Combo Box Dropdown List How to show & hide a combo box dropdown list from code. Jan 8.1997 SendMessage: Duplicate List Contents to Another List or Combo API wrapper functions to copy a list's contents to either another list or combo. May 11.1999 SendMessage: Instantly Fill a Combo with Files, Folders or Drives Use SendMessage to populate a combo in one call. May 14.1999 Pure VB: Saving Combo Settings Between Application Runs Quick method to cause a list box to right-align its contents. Oct 1.2001