ComboBoxEx Control

This section contains information about the programming elements used with ComboBoxEx controls.

Overviews

Topic	Contents
About ComboBoxEx Controls	ComboBoxEx controls are combo box controls that provide native support for item images.
Using ComboBoxEx Controls	This section contains sample code and information about how to use ComboBoxEx controls.

Messages

Topic	Contents
CBEM_DELETEITEM	Removes an item from a ComboBoxEx control.
CBEM_GETCOMBOCONTROL	Gets the handle to the child combo box control.
CBEM_GETEDITCONTROL	Gets the handle to the edit control portion of a ComboBoxEx control. A ComboBoxEx control uses an edit box when it is set to the CBS_DROPDOWN style.
CBEM_GETEXTENDEDSTYLE	Gets the extended styles that are in use for a ComboBoxEx control.
CBEM_GETIMAGELIST	Gets the handle to an image list assigned to a ComboBoxEx control.
CBEM_GETITEM	Gets item information for a given ComboBoxEx item.
CBEM_GETUNICODEFORMAT	Gets the UNICODE character format flag for the control.
CBEM_HASEDITCHANGED	Determines whether the user has changed the text of a ComboBoxEx edit control.
CBEM_INSERTITEM	Inserts a new item in a ComboBoxEx control.
CBEM_KILLCOMBOFOCUS	This message is not implemented.
CBEM_SETCOMBOFOCUS	This message is not implemented.
CBEM_SETEXTENDEDSTYLE	Sets extended styles within a ComboBoxEx control.
CBEM_SETIMAGELIST	Sets an image list for a ComboBoxEx control.
CBEM_SETITEM	Sets the attributes for an item in a ComboBoxEx control.
CBEM_SETUNICODEFORMAT	Sets the UNICODE character format flag for the control. This message enables you to change the character set used by the control at run time rather than having to re-create the control.
CBEM_SETWINDOWTHEME	Sets the visual style of a ComboBoxEx control.

Notifications

Topic	Contents
CBEN_BEGINEDIT	Sent when the user activates the drop-down list or clicks in the control's edit box. This notification code is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.
CBEN_DELETEITEM	Sent when an item has been deleted. This notification code is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.
CBEN_DRAGBEGIN	Sent when the user begins dragging the image of the item displayed in the edit portion of the control. This notification code is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.
CBEN_ENDEDIT	Sent when the user has concluded an operation within the edit box or has selected an item from the control's drop-down list. This notification code is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.
CBEN_GETDISPINFO	Sent to retrieve display information about a callback item. This notification code is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.
CBEN_INSERTITEM	Sent when a new item has been inserted in the control. This notification code is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.
NM_SETCURSOR (ComboBoxEx)	Notifies a ComboBoxEx control's parent window that the control is setting the cursor in response to a WM_SETCURSOR message. This notification code is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.

Structures

Topic	Contents
COMBOBOXEXITEM	Contains information about an item in a ComboBoxEx control.
NMCBEDRAGBEGIN	Contains information used with the CBEN_DRAGBEGIN notification code.
NMCBEENDEDIT	Contains information about the conclusion of an edit operation within a ComboBoxEx control. This structure is used with the CBEN_ENDEDIT notification code.
NMCOMBOBOXEX	Contains information specific to ComboBoxEx items for use with notification codes.

Constants

Topic	Contents
ComboBoxEx Control Extended Styles	Support the extended styles that are listed in this section as well as most standard combo box control styles.