DropListBox Dialog Item Definition
Syntax
DropListBox X, Y, DX, DY, StrArray$( ), .Field[, Options]
Group
Description
Define a drop-down listbox item.
Parameters
Parameters | Description |
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X | This number value is the distance from the left edge of the dialog. It is measured in 1/8 ths of the average character width for the dialog's font. |
Y | This number value is the distance from the top edge of the dialog. It is measured in 1/12 ths of the character height for the dialog's font. |
DX | This number value is the width. It is measured in 1/8 ths of the average character width for the dialog's font. |
DY | This number value is the height. It is measured in 1/12 ths of the character height for the dialog's font. |
StrArray$( ) | This one-dimensional array of strings establishes the list of choices. All the non-null elements of the array are used. |
Field | The value of the drop-down list box is accessed by way of this field. It is the index of the StrArray$( ) var. |
Options | This numeric value controls the type of drop-down list box. Choose one value from following table. (If this numeric value omitted then zero is used.) |
Option | Description |
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0 | Text box is not editable and list is not sorted. |
1 | Text box is editable and list is not sorted. |
2 | Text box is not editable and list is sorted. |
3 | Text box is editable and list is sorted. |
Example
Sub Main Dim lists$(3) lists$(0) = "List 0" lists$(1) = "List 1" lists$(2) = "List 2" lists$(3) = "List 3" Begin Dialog UserDialog 200,120 Text 10,10,180,15,"Please push the OK button" DropListBox 10,25,180,60,lists$(),.list1 DropListBox 10,50,180,60,lists$(),.list2,1 OKButton 80,90,40,20 End Dialog Dim dlg As UserDialog dlg.list1 = 2 ' list1 is a numeric field dlg.list2 = "xxx" ' list2 is a string field Dialog dlg ' show dialog (wait for ok) Debug.Print lists$(dlg.list1) Debug.Print dlg.list2 End Sub
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