GENERATED/Win32/GUI/Combobox.pod


=head1 NAME

Win32::GUI::Combobox - Create and manipulate combobox controls

=head1 DESCRIPTION

[TBD]

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=head1 METHODS

L<Common methods|Win32::GUI::Reference::Methods> apply to most windows, controls and resources.

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=head2 new

B<new(PARENT, %OPTIONS)>

Creates a new Combobox object;
can also be called as PARENT->AddCombobox(%OPTIONS).

Class specific B<%OPTIONS> are:

 -autohscroll => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset autohscroll style
 -disablenoscroll => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset disablenoscroll style
 -dropdown => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset dropdown style
 -dropdownlist => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset dropdownlist style
 -hasstring => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset hasstring style
 -lowercase => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset lowercase style
 -nointegraleheight => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset nointegraleheight style
 -simple => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset simple style
 -sort => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset sort style
 -uppercase => 0/1 (default 0)
   Set/Unset uppercase style

Only one of -simple, -dropdown and -dropdownlist should be used. If
more than one is used, only the last one will be acted on.

See also the L<common options|Win32::GUI::Reference::Options>.

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=head2 Add

B<Add(STRING, STRING .. STRING)>

Adds one or more items at the end of the control's list.

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=head2 AddString

B<AddString(STRING)>

Adds an item at the end of the control's list.

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=head2 Clear

B<Clear()>

See L<ResetContent()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/ResetContent>

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=head2 Count

B<Count()>

Return the number of items.

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=head2 DeleteString

B<DeleteString(INDEX)>

Removes the zero-based INDEX item from the Combobox.

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=head2 Dir

B<Dir(PATH, [FLAG])>

Add a list of filenames.

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=head2 FindString

B<FindString(STRING, [INDEX])>

Search item beginning with specified string.

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=head2 FindStringExact

B<FindStringExact(STRING, [INDEX])>

Search item that match specified string.

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=head2 FirstVisibleItem

B<FirstVisibleItem([INDEX])>

See L<TopIndex()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/TopIndex>

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=head2 GetCount

B<GetCount()>

See L<Count()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/Count>

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=head2 GetCurSel

B<GetCurSel()>

Returns the zero-based index of the currently selected item, or -1 if
no item is selected.

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=head2 GetDroppedControlRect

B<GetDroppedControlRect()>

Retrieves screen coordinates of the drop-down list box.

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=head2 GetDroppedState

B<GetDroppedState()>

Determine whether the list box of a combo box is dropped down.

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=head2 GetDroppedWidth

B<GetDroppedWidth()>

Retrieve the minimum allowable width, in pixels, of the list box af a Combobox with the CBS_DROPDOWN or CBS_DROPDOWNLIST style.

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=head2 GetEditSel

B<GetEditSel()>

Get the starting and ending character positions of the current selection in the edit control of a Combobox.

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=head2 GetExtendedUI

B<GetExtendedUI()>

Determine whether a combo box has the default user interface or the extended user interface.

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=head2 GetHorizontalExtent

B<GetHorizontalExtent()>

Retrieve from a combo box the width, in pixels, by which the list box can be scrolled horizontally (the scrollable width).

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=head2 GetItemHeight

B<GetItemHeight(INDEX)>

Determine the height of list items or the selection field in a combo box.

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=head2 GetLBText

B<GetLBText(INDEX)>

Returns the string at the specified zero-based INDEX in the Combobox.

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=head2 GetLBTextLen

B<GetLBTextLen(INDEX)>

Retrieve the length, in characters, of a string in the list of a combo box.

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=head2 GetLocale

B<GetLocale()>

Retrieve the current locale of the Combobox.

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=head2 GetString

B<GetString(INDEX)>

See L<GetLBText()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/GetLBText>

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=head2 GetTopIndex

B<GetTopIndex()>

Retrieve the zero-based index of the first visible item in the list box portion of a Combobox.

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=head2 InitStorage

B<InitStorage(count,size)>

Allocates memory for storing list box items.

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=head2 InsertItem

B<InsertItem(STRING, [INDEX])>

See L<InsertString()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/InsertString>

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=head2 InsertString

B<InsertString(STRING, [INDEX])>

Inserts an item at the specified zero-based INDEX in the Combobox,
or adds it at the end if INDEX is not specified.

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=head2 ItemHeight

B<ItemHeight([HEIGHT])>

Gets or sets the items height in a Combobox.

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=head2 LimitText

B<LimitText(SIZE)>

Set limit of the text length the user may type into the Textfield of a Combobox.

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=head2 ListIndex

B<ListIndex()>

See L<GetCurSel()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/GetCurSel>

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=head2 RemoveItem

B<RemoveItem(INDEX)>

See L<DeleteString()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/DeleteString>

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=head2 Reset

B<Reset()>

See L<ResetContent()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/ResetContent>

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=head2 ResetContent

B<ResetContent()>

Remove all items from the Listbox and Textfield of a Combobox.

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=head2 Select

B<Select(INDEX)>

See L<SetCurSel()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/SetCurSel>

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=head2 SelectedItem

B<SelectedItem()>

See L<GetCurSel()|Win32::GUI::Combobox/GetCurSel>

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=head2 SelectString

B<SelectString(STRING, [INDEX])>

Search for an item that begins with the specified string in the Listbox.
If a matching item is found, it is selected and copied to the Textfield.

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=head2 SetCurSel

B<SetCurSel(INDEX)>

Selects the zero-based INDEX item in the Combobox.

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=head2 SetDroppedWidth

B<SetDroppedWidth(WIDTH)>

Set the maximum allowable width, in pixels, of the Listbox of a Combobox.

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=head2 SetEditSel

B<SetEditSel(START,END)>

Select characters in the textfield.  START and END are the
(zero-based) index of the characters to be selected.  START
is the index of the first character to be selected, and END
is the index of the first character following the selection.
For example to select the first 4 characters:

   $combobox->SetEditSel(0,4);

If START is -1, the any selection is removed.  If END is -1,
then the selection is from START to the last character in the
textfield.

Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure and -1 if sent to a
Combobox that does not have a textfield (C<-dropdownlist => 1>).

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=head2 SetExtendedUI

B<SetExtendedUI(FLAG)>

Select either the default user interface or the extended user interface for a Combobox.

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=head2 SetHorizontalExtend

B<SetHorizontalExtend(CX)>

Set the width, in pixels, by which a listbox can be scrolled horizontally (the scrollable width).

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=head2 SetItemHeight

B<SetItemHeight(INDEX,HEIGHT)>

Set the height of list items or the selection field in a Combobox.

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=head2 SetLocale

B<SetLocale(LOCALE)>

Set the current locale of the Combobox.

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=head2 SetTopIndex

B<SetTopIndex(INDEX)>

Ensure that a particular item is visible in the Listbox of a Combobox.

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=head2 ShowDropDown

B<ShowDropDown(FLAG)>

Show or hide the Listbox of a Combobox.

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=head2 TopIndex

B<TopIndex([INDEX])>

Set or Get first visible item index.




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=head1 EVENTS

L<Common events|Win32::GUI::Reference::Events> apply to most windows and controls.

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=head2 Change

B<Change()>

Sent when the user selects an item from the Combobox

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=head2 CloseUp

B<CloseUp()>

Sent when the list box of a combo box has been closed. This event allows you to populate the
dropdown dynamically. This event is only fired if the combo box has the CBS_DROPDOWN or CBS_DROPDOWNLIST style.

If the user changed the current selection, the combo box also sends the Change event when the drop-down list closes.
In general, you cannot predict the order in which notifications will be sent. In particular, a Change event message
may occur either before or after a CloseUp event.

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=head2 DblClick

B<DblClick()>

Sent when the user double clicks on an item from the Combobox

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=head2 DropDown

B<DropDown()>

Sent when the user selects the list box. This event allows you to populate the
dropdown dynamically. This event is only fired if the combo box has the CBS_DROPDOWN or CBS_DROPDOWNLIST style.

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=head2 GotFocus

B<GotFocus()>

Sent when the control is activated.

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=head2 LostFocus

B<LostFocus()>

Sent when the control is deactivated.





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=head1 VERSION

Documentation for Win32::GUI v1.12 created 03 Jun 2015

This document is autogenerated by the build process. Edits made here will be lost.
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=head1 SUPPORT

Homepage: L<http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/>.

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=head1 COPYRIGHT and LICENCE

Copyright (c) 1997..2015 Aldo Calpini. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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