Combobox, auto-open

[Tom Affholter]

VB.Net 2003
ES 3.3

I have a grid with a bound editable combobox. Currently, as the user types in the cbo, the list element matching those characters displays. When the user types in the combobox, can I have the combobox open with matches automatically. Currently the user must press the cbo button.

Thanks,

Tom

[Administrator]

Try setting the DropDownStyle property on the cell's style to Autocomplete. This should enable the autocomplete behavior you mentioned. To get the combobox to autodrop when you start to type, try using the CurentCellKeyPress event.

gridControl1(rowIndex, 3).DropDownStyle = GridDropDownStyle.AutoComplete


  Private Sub gridControl1_CurrentCellKeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles gridControl1.CurrentCellKeyPress
        If Me.gridControl1.CurrentCell.Renderer.GetType().Equals(GetType(GridComboBoxCellRenderer)) Then
            If Not Me.gridControl1.CurrentCell.IsDroppedDown Then
                Me.gridControl1.CurrentCell.ShowDropDown()
                CType(Me.gridControl1.CurrentCell.Renderer.Control, TextBoxBase).SelectAll()
            End If
        End If
    End Sub