Dropdown Settings in Windows Forms FontComboBox

27 Apr 2021 / 1 minute to read

FontComboBox has properties to control the appearance and behavior of the dropdown.

Properties Description
DropDownStyle Specifies the style of the dropdown. The options are,
DropDownList - The user cannot directly edit the text portion.
The user must click the arrow button to display the list portion,
DropDown (default) - The user can directly edit the text portion.
The user must click the arrow button to display the list portion,
Simple - The text portion is editable. The list portion is always visible.
DropDownHeight Specifies the height of the dropdown combo box in pixels.
DropDownWidth Specifies the width of the dropdown combo box in pixels.
MaxDropDownItems Indicates the maximum number of entries to display in the drop down list.
ShowSymbolFontPreview Specifies the symbols can be rendered with its font name. 
this.fontComboBox2.DropDownHeight = 107;
this.fontComboBox2.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
this.fontComboBox2.DropDownWidth = 154;
this.fontComboBox2.MaxDropDownItems = 10;
this.fontComboBox2.ShowSymbolFontPreview = true;
Me.fontComboBox2.DropDownHeight = 107
Me.fontComboBox2.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList
Me.fontComboBox2.DropDownWidth = 154
Me.fontComboBox2.MaxDropDownItems = 10
Me.fontComboBox2.ShowSymbolFontPreview = true

Customizing DropDown Items

The height of the FontComboBox items is specified in ItemHeight property and sorting of the items is enabled through Sorted property.

this.fontComboBox2.ItemHeight = 17;
this.fontComboBox2.Sorted = true;
Me.fontComboBox2.ItemHeight = 17
Me.fontComboBox2.Sorted = True