How to write into combobox

[nanzp]

Hi all,<br>
I am using a combo-box in a dialog-box where the user selects Insert mode, Update mode or View mode. If the user selects Insert mode I want them to be able to write into the combo-box rather than selecting from it.<br>
Does anyone know the code to get the text that the user types into the combo-box.<br>
I cannot see how an index is assigned to the new item that the user types in.<br>
Thanks in advance,<br>
Ann

 

[Clay]

Hi Ann,<br>
Use the InsertString Method:<br>
<br>
InsertString(nIndex, String);<br>
<br>
Index is the zero based index position in the combobox that<br>
will recieve the string.<br>
<br>
String is the string or variable holding the string that you want to write.<br>
<br>
if you have a set zero based scale that you don't want to change then you will have to set up a counter, such as <br>
x = x + 1 to dictate the index, where x = nIndex, otherwise the new item will be added to the zero position each time.

 

[Sun]

or may be you can try using AddString(String);<br>
it will add a string at the zero based index position<br>
for the first time, and after that a call to AddString(String) just appends it to the list.<br>
And you can use this piece of code to keep the last item currently selected.<br>
<br>
int nCount = pmyComboBox-&gt;GetCount();<br>
if (nCount &gt; 0)<br>
pmyComboBox-&gt;SetCurSel(nCount-1);<br>
You have to do (nCount-1) cos the index of combobox is zerobased<br>
<br>
All the best