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COMBO-BOX widget

A combo box is a field-level widget that combines the functionality of a fill-in field, radio set, and selection list into one fill-in and drop down list. You can set up a static combo box widget with the VIEW-AS phrase. You can create a dynamic combo box with the CREATE widget statement. The following figure shows a combo box:



Attributes

AUTO-COMPLETION attribute1 AUTO-RESIZE attribute AUTO-ZAP attribute1
BGCOLOR attribute1 COLUMN attribute CONTEXT-HELP-ID attribute
CURSOR-OFFSET attribute1 DATA-TYPE attribute DBNAME attribute
DCOLOR attribute1 DELIMITER attribute1 DISABLE-AUTO-ZAP attribute
DROP-TARGET attribute DYNAMIC attribute EDIT-CAN-PASTE attribute1
EDIT-CAN-UNDO attribute1 FGCOLOR attribute1 FONT attribute1
FORMAT attribute1 FRAME attribute FRAME-COL attribute
FRAME-NAME attribute FRAME-ROW attribute FRAME-X attribute
FRAME-Y attribute HANDLE attribute1 HEIGHT-CHARS attribute1
HEIGHT-PIXELS attribute1 HELP attribute HIDDEN attribute
HWND attribute INDEX attribute INNER-LINES attribute1
INPUT-VALUE attribute1 INSTANTIATING-PROCEDURE attribute LABEL attribute
LABELS attribute LIST-ITEM-PAIRS attribute1 LIST-ITEMS attribute1
MANUAL-HIGHLIGHT attribute MAX-CHARS attribute1 MENU-KEY attribute
MENU-MOUSE attribute MODIFIED attribute MOUSE-POINTER attribute
MOVABLE attribute NAME attribute1 NEXT-SIBLING attribute
NEXT-TAB-ITEM attribute NUM-DROPPED-FILES attribute NUM-ITEMS attribute1
PARENT attribute PFCOLOR attribute1 POPUP-MENU attribute
PREV-SIBLING attribute PREV-TAB-ITEM attribute PRIVATE-DATA attribute
RESIZABLE attribute ROW attribute1 SCREEN-VALUE attribute1
SELECTABLE attribute SELECTED attribute SELECTION-END attribute
SELECTION-START attribute SELECTION-TEXT attribute SENSITIVE attribute
SIDE-LABEL-HANDLE attribute SORT attribute1 SUBTYPE attribute1
TABLE attribute TAB-POSITION attribute TAB-STOP attribute
TEXT-SELECTED attribute TOOLTIP attribute TYPE attribute1
UNIQUE-MATCH attribute1 VISIBLE attribute WIDGET-ID attribute
WIDTH-CHARS attribute1 WIDTH-PIXELS attribute1 WINDOW attribute
X attribute1 Y attribute1 –

Methods

ADD-FIRST( ) method2 ADD-LAST( ) method2
CLEAR-SELECTION( ) method2 DELETE( ) method2
EDIT-CLEAR( ) method2 EDIT-COPY( ) method2
EDIT-CUT( ) method2 EDIT-PASTE( ) method2
EDIT-UNDO( ) method2 END-FILE-DROP( ) method
ENTRY( ) method2 GET-DROPPED-FILE( ) method
INSERT( ) method2 LOAD-MOUSE-POINTER( ) method
LOOKUP( ) method2 MOVE-AFTER-TAB-ITEM( ) method
MOVE-BEFORE-TAB-ITEM( ) method MOVE-TO-BOTTOM( ) method
MOVE-TO-TOP( ) method REPLACE( ) method2
SET-SELECTION( ) method2 VALIDATE( ) method

Events

Default keyboard events Developer events
Field editing key function events General direct manipulation events
Mouse events Navigation key function events
Universal key function events DROP-FILE-NOTIFY
ENTRY LEAVE
VALUE-CHANGED –

See also

CREATE widget statement, VIEW-AS phrase

1 This attribute also applies to combo-box browse columns.
2 This method also applies to combo-box browse columns.
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