'Declaration <DescriptionAttribute("Indicates if text other than combobox values can be entered into the combobox.")> <CategoryAttribute("Behavior")> Public Property AllowFreeText As Boolean
'Usage Dim instance As WinComboBox Dim value As Boolean instance.AllowFreeText = value value = instance.AllowFreeText
[Description("Indicates if text other than combobox values can be entered into the combobox.")] [Category("Behavior")] public bool AllowFreeText {get; set;}
The dropdown style of the WinCombBox control is determined by the AllowFreeText property. If AllowFreeText is set to true (default), any text can be written into the WinComboBox, however pressing the Enter or TAB key will not select an item in the dropdown. This is the equivalent of setting the DropDownStyle property of the Windows Forms ComboBox control to DropDown.
If AllowFreeText is set to false, only the first letter of the items located in the dropdown can be entered into the combobox. For example, pressing "S" will select the first item in the dropdown that has an uppercase "S" as its first letter. If no items begin with a uppercase "S", the current item will remain the selected item. If an item begins with a lowercase "s", it will not be selected in an uppercase "S" is entered. This is the equivalent of setting the DropDownStyle property of the Windows Forms ComboBox control to DropDownList.
Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2