Class MultiColumnComboBox

Represents a combo box that can show multiple columns in the dropdown.

Inheritance
System.Object
ComboDropDown
ComboBoxBase
ComboBoxBaseDataBound
MultiColumnComboBox
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools
Assembly: Syncfusion.Tools.Windows.dll
Syntax
public class MultiColumnComboBox : ComboBoxBaseDataBound, IThemedControl, ISupportInitialize, INonClientPaintingSupport, ISupportOffice2007Theme, IThemeProvider, IVisualStyle
Remarks

This combo box is meant to be used in data bound mode where it will show all the records and the different fields in the data source in a multi column grid, in the dropdown.

Data binding is done as usual through the DataSource, DisplayMember and ValueMember properties. The DisplayMember is used to determine which field will be shown in the combo.

If you bind an array of objects of custom type then the public properties in that type will correspond to each column in the dropdown multi-column grid.

Note that in this version you cannot populate the Items of this combo manually.

Constructors

MultiColumnComboBox()

Initializes a new instance of the MultiColumnComboBox class.

Declaration
public MultiColumnComboBox()

Properties

AllowFiltering

Declaration
public bool AllowFiltering { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AlphaBlendSelectionColor

Gets or sets the System.Drawing.Color for alpha blended row selections in the dropdown.

Declaration
public Color AlphaBlendSelectionColor { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Drawing.Color

A System.Drawing.Color for alpha blended row selections. It is important to set the alpha value to be less than 255 when calling System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(System.Int32).

CanApplyTheme

Gets or sets a value indicating whether a SkinManager theme settings can be applied to the control.

Declaration
public bool CanApplyTheme { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

The default value is true.
Remarks

This property must be initialized before applying the VisualTheme />

CanOverrideStyle

Gets or sets a value indicating whether control elements styles can be overridden by theme style settings.

Declaration
public bool CanOverrideStyle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

Default value is false.
Remarks

By default, the control's element styles will not be overridden by theme style settings if the style is set in sample level. If this property is enabled, element style will be overridden by theme style settings event if it is set in sample level. This property should be enabled or disabled before calling the ThemeName property of the control.

Columns

Gets the Columns to be added for the MultiColumnComboBox.

Declaration
public ColumnCollection Columns { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ColumnCollection

ComboBoxRenderer

Update the renderer for VisualStyle based theme and Office2016 theme.

Declaration
protected override ComboBoxAdvRenderer ComboBoxRenderer { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ComboBoxAdvRenderer
Overrides

Filter

Gets or sets the filter for the underlying collection, which filters the data using required criteria.

Declaration
public Predicate<object> Filter { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Predicate<System.Object>

The default value is Null. The predicate handler should be handled in application level.

Font

Gets or sets the System.Drawing.Font value for the control.

Declaration
public override Font Font { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Drawing.Font
Overrides

IntegralHeight

Indicates whether the control should resize to avoid showing partial items.

Declaration
public override bool IntegralHeight { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean
Overrides

IsVisualStyleEnabled

Gets a value indicating whether the visual style based theme is applied to the control. This also indicates whether the theme files are referred from external assemblies or not.

Declaration
public bool IsVisualStyleEnabled { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

Return true, if the visual style based theme is applied to control. Otherwise returns false.

ItemCollection

Gets the Item Collection.

Declaration
public ItemRowCollection ItemCollection { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ItemRowCollection

ListBox

Gets the dropdown list box, which is an instance of the GridListBox associated with this combo.

Declaration
public virtual GridListBox ListBox { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
GridListBox

MetroColor

Gets or sets the theme color of the MultiColumnComboBoxAdv

Declaration
public Color MetroColor { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Drawing.Color

MultiColumn

Gets or sets a value indicating whether multiple columns or a single column should be shown in the dropdown.

Declaration
public virtual bool MultiColumn { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

Office2007ColorTheme

Gets or sets Office 2007 color scheme.

Declaration
public Office2007Theme Office2007ColorTheme { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Office2007Theme

Office2010ColorTheme

Gets or sets Office 2010 color scheme.

Declaration
public Office2010Theme Office2010ColorTheme { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Office2010Theme

ScrollMetroColorTable

Declaration
public MetroColorTable ScrollMetroColorTable { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
MetroColorTable

SelectedIndex

Gets or sets the index of the currently selected item.

Declaration
public override int SelectedIndex { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32
Overrides
Remarks

Overriden.

ShowColumnHeader

Gets or sets a value indicating whether column headers should be displayed in the dropdown.

Declaration
public bool ShowColumnHeader { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

Style

Gets or sets an advanced appearance for this control.

Declaration
public VisualStyle Style { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
VisualStyle

Text

Gets / sets text.

Declaration
public override string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String
Overrides

ThemeName

Gets or sets the theme name of the control.

Declaration
public string ThemeName { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The default value is null.
Remarks

This ThemeStyle settings will be applied only when the VisualStyleBased theme has been applied to the control.

ThemeStyle

Gets or sets the MultiColumnComboBoxVisualStyle value used to customize the appearance of the .

Declaration
public MultiColumnComboBoxVisualStyle ThemeStyle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
MultiColumnComboBoxVisualStyle
Remarks

This ThemeStyle settings will be applied only when the VisualStyleBased theme has been applied to the control.

Methods

ArgToRadians(Int64)

Declaration
protected static double ArgToRadians(long arg)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int64 arg
Returns
Type Description
System.Double

CreateAccessibilityInstance()

Declaration
protected override AccessibleObject CreateAccessibilityInstance()
Returns
Type Description
System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleObject
Overrides

CreateListControl()

Creates the ListControl.

Declaration
protected override ListControl CreateListControl()
Returns
Type Description
System.Windows.Forms.ListControl

Returns List control
Overrides

DetachScrollFrame()

Detaches scrollersFrame from the PopupControl.

Declaration
protected void DetachScrollFrame()

Dispose(Boolean)

Declaration
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Boolean disposing
Overrides

FindString(String)

Finds the first item in the combo box that matches the specified string.

Declaration
public override int FindString(string s)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String s

String for searching
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32

Returns the Found index
Overrides

FindString(String, Int32)

Finds the first item in the combo box that matches the specified string.

Declaration
public override int FindString(string s, int startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String s

string for searching
System.Int32 startIndex

Start Index
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32

Returns the Found index
Overrides

FindStringExact(String)

Finds the first item in the combo box that matches the specified string.

Declaration
public override int FindStringExact(string s)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String s

String for searching
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32

Returns the Found index
Overrides

FindStringExact(String, Boolean)

Finds the first item in the combo box that matches the specified string.

Declaration
public override int FindStringExact(string text, bool ignoreCase)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

String text
System.Boolean ignoreCase

Bool value for ignore case
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32

Returns the found index
Overrides

FindStringExact(String, Int32)

Finds the first item in the combo box that matches the specified string.

Declaration
public override int FindStringExact(string s, int startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String s

string for searching
System.Int32 startIndex

Start Index
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32

Returns the Found index
Overrides

GetActiveThemeName()

Returns the active theme name.

Declaration
public string GetActiveThemeName()
Returns
Type Description
System.String

InitListControl(ListControl)

Declaration
protected override void InitListControl(ListControl listControl)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Windows.Forms.ListControl listControl
Overrides

InitPopupContainer()

Declaration
protected override void InitPopupContainer()
Overrides

NativeAdd(Object)

Declaration
protected override void NativeAdd(object item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Object item
Overrides

NativeClear()

Declaration
protected override void NativeClear()
Overrides

NativeInsert(Int32, Object)

Declaration
protected override void NativeInsert(int index, object item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 index
System.Object item
Overrides

NativeRemoveAt(Int32)

Declaration
protected override void NativeRemoveAt(int index)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 index
Overrides

OnBeforePopup()

Called before the popUp is displayed

Declaration
protected override void OnBeforePopup()
Overrides
Remarks

Overridden.Depending on the number of items set as MaxDropDownItems,ListBox adjusts its height.

OnDataManagerPositionChanged()

Declaration
protected override void OnDataManagerPositionChanged()
Overrides

OnDataSourceChanged(EventArgs)

Raises the DataSourceChanged event.

Declaration
protected override void OnDataSourceChanged(EventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.EventArgs e

The System.EventArgs instance containing the event data.
Overrides
Remarks

If Control's DataSource is null,then the ListBox DataSource resets to null

OnDisplayMemberChanged(EventArgs)

Raises the DisplayMemberChanged event.

Declaration
protected override void OnDisplayMemberChanged(EventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.EventArgs e

The System.EventArgs instance containing the event data.
Overrides

OnEnabledChanged(EventArgs)

Declaration
protected override void OnEnabledChanged(EventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.EventArgs e
Overrides

OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs)

Raises the KeyPress event

Declaration
protected override void OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs e

contains the event data
Overrides

OnListMouseUp(MouseEventArgs)

Raises the ListBox MouseUp event

Declaration
protected override void OnListMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e

contains the event data
Overrides

OnPopupClosed(PopupClosedEventArgs)

Declaration
protected override void OnPopupClosed(PopupClosedEventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PopupClosedEventArgs e
Overrides

OnReadOnlyChanged(EventArgs)

Declaration
protected override void OnReadOnlyChanged(EventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.EventArgs e
Overrides

OnSelectionChangedByKey()

Raises the OnSelectionChangeByKey event

Declaration
protected override void OnSelectionChangedByKey()
Overrides

OnTextBoxKeyUp(KeyEventArgs)

Raises the textbox keyup event

Declaration
protected override void OnTextBoxKeyUp(KeyEventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e

contains the event data
Overrides

ProcessDDMouseDown()

Declaration
protected override void ProcessDDMouseDown()
Overrides

RaiseThemeChanged(Object, ThemeChangedEventArgs)

Raises the ThemeNameChanged event when theme name changed.

Declaration
protected virtual void RaiseThemeChanged(object sender, ThemeChangedEventArgs args)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Object sender

The sender value.
ThemeChangedEventArgs args

A ThemeChangedEventArgs contains the event data.

SetBoundsCore(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, BoundsSpecified)

Declaration
protected override void SetBoundsCore(int x, int y, int width, int height, BoundsSpecified specified)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 x
System.Int32 y
System.Int32 width
System.Int32 height
System.Windows.Forms.BoundsSpecified specified
Overrides

SetItemsCore(IList)

Declaration
protected override void SetItemsCore(IList items)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.IList items
Overrides

UpdateListBoxBorderStyle()

Updates the list box border style.

Declaration
protected override void UpdateListBoxBorderStyle()
Overrides

UpdateText(Boolean)

Updates the Text property based on the PopupControl's selected value.

Declaration
public override bool UpdateText(bool fireEvent)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Boolean fireEvent

Indicates whether the event should be fired if the text is changed.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the event was fired; False otherwise.
Overrides
Remarks

You normally do not have to call this method. However when you programmatically update the SelectedValue of a plug in the list control, you might have to call this method to update the combo's text based on that new value.

WndProc(ref Message)

Declaration
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Windows.Forms.Message m
Overrides

Events

ThemeNameChanged

Occurs when theme name of the control has changed.

Declaration
public event ThemeChangedEventHandler ThemeNameChanged
Event Type
Type Description
ThemeChangedEventHandler

Explicit Interface Implementations

IVisualStyle.VisualTheme

Gets or sets the VisualTheme of the control.

Declaration
string IVisualStyle.VisualTheme { get; set; }
Returns
Type Description
System.String

IThemeProvider.BaseThemeName

Gets or sets the BaseTheme name of the theme

Declaration
string IThemeProvider.BaseThemeName { get; set; }
Returns
Type Description
System.String

IThemeProvider.ControlName

Gets the name of the control.

Declaration
string IThemeProvider.ControlName { get; }
Returns
Type Description
System.String

Implements

System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize