PPComboBox

Inheritance Hierarchy

          IComponent

          IControl

          IComboBox

          PPComboBox

Description

The PPComboBox component is an analog of the ComboBox component that has its own style similar to that of Prognoz Platform 9.

Comments

Unlike ComboBox, style of the PPComboBox component does not depend on style and settings of the operating system. Functional settings and features of the PPComboBox and ComboBox components are identical.

Example

Properties of the PPComboBox Component

  Property name Brief description
The  Align  property determines component alignment within its parent component.
The  AllowDrag  property determines whether an object can be dragged from the component.
The  AllowDrop  property determines whether the component can accept the dragged object.
The  Anchors  property returns settings that determine the percentage of the size change for the current component when the parent component is resized.
The  Brush  property specifies the brush used to fill the component area.
The  ClientHeight  property determines the height of the client component area.
The  ClientWidth  property determines the width of the client component area.
The  Color  property determines the background color of the component.
The  ComponentCount  property returns the number of child components.
The  Components  property returns a child component.
The  Cursor  property determines how the cursor looks like when you hover over a component during form execution.
The  Data  property is used to store any custom data.
The  DropDownCount  property determines the maximum number of items, simultaneously displayed in a drop-down menu.
The  DroppedDown  property returns  True if the drop-down menu of a component is expanded.
The  Enabled  property determines whether a component is available for a user.
The  Focused  property returns  True if the focus is set on this component.
The  Font  property determines the set of characteristics, describing the font, used to display text.
The  Height  property determines the component height.
The  HelpContext  property determines the unique index for a section of a context help for this component.
The  Hint  property determines the hint text for the component.
The  ItemCount  property returns the number of rows in a drop-down list.
The  ItemHeight  property returns the height of elements (rows) of a drop-down list.
The  ItemIndex  property determines the index of the selected element of the list.
The  Items  property determines the component element collection.
The  Left  property determines the coordinate of the left border of the component.
The  MaxLength  property determines the maximum length of the entered text.
The  Name  property determines the component name.
The  Parent  property determines the parent component.
The  ParentColor  property determines whether a component inherits the color of the parent component.
The  ParentFont  property determines whether a component should use the font of the parent component.
The  ParentShowHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed.
The  PopupMenu  property determines the context menu to be displayed on right-click.
The  Scrolls  property returns parameters of component's scrollbars.
The  SelLength  property determines the number of characters selected in the component text.
The  SelStart  property determines the position of the cursor from where the selection of the component text is started.
The  SelText  property determines text, selected in the component.
The  ShowHint  property enables and disables showing a hint for the component.
The  Sorted  property determines whether the rows in the drop-down menu must be automatically sorted in alphabetical order.
The  Style  property determines the display style of the component.
The  TabOrder  property determines the component position in the tab order.
The  TabStop  property determines whether the focus is set to a component when the TAB button is pressed.
The  Tag  property is not used by the compiler. A user can change the value of the  Tag  property and use it as he wishes.
The  Text  property determines the row identifying a component for a user.
The  Top  property determines the coordinate of the top border of the component.
The  Visible  property determines the visibility of the component during execution.
The  Width  property determines the component width.

Methods pf the PPComboBox Component

  Method name Brief description
The BringToFront method brings a component to front.
The ClearEdit method allows to clear the input field.
The ClientToScreen method converts the coordinates of a point specified relative to the component coordinate system to screen coordinates.
The DoDragDrop method enables to start dragging operation.
The GetImage method returns the image of the component with all the child components.
The SelectAll method allows to select all component items.
The ScreenToClient method converts screen coordinates of a point to coordinates specified relative to the component coordinate system.
The SendToBack method sends a component to back.
The SetFocus method sets focus to this component.

Events of the PPComboBox Component

  Event name Brief description
The OnBeginDrag event occurs for a component, when a user starts to drag an object from the component.
The OnChange event occurs when the text in the component edit field is changed.
The OnClick event occurs if a user clicks a component area using the main mouse button.
The OnDblClick event occurs if a user double-clicks a component area using the mouse button.
The OnDragDrop event occurs for a component if a user drops a dragged object over it.
The OnDragEnter event occurs when a dragged object crosses the borders of this component.
The OnDragLeave event occurs when a dragged object leaves the borders of this component.
The OnDragOver event occurs for this component when a user drags a dragged object over it.
The OnDropDown event occurs when a drop-down menu appears.
The OnEnter event occurs when a component receives focus.
The OnExit event occurs when a component loses focus.
The OnHScroll event occurs on changing position of horizontal scrollbar slider.
The OnItemSelect event occurs, when an element is selected from the list.
The OnKeyDown event occurs if a component is focused and a keyboard key is pressed.
The OnKeyPress event occurs if a component is focused when a user presses a character key.
The OnKeyPreview event occurs prior to each event requiring clicking.
The OnKeyUp event occurs if a component is focused and a user releases any button previously pressed.
The OnMouseDown event occurs, if the cursor is in component's area and a mouse button is pressed.
The OnMouseEnter occurs when the mouse cursor enters the component's area.
The OnMouseHover event occurs when the mouse cursor lingers in component area.
The OnMouseLeave event occurs when the mouse cursor leaves the component area.
The OnMouseMove event occurs when the mouse cursor is moved over the component.
The OnMouseUp event occurs if user releases mouse button when the cursor is in the component area.
The OnMouseWheel event occurs if a component is focused when a user rotates mouse wheel.
The OnVScroll event occurs on changing position of vertical scrollbar slider.

See also:

Prognoz Platform components