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Q132228: Why Combobox Style Properties Have Discontinous Values

Article: Q132228
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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Combo box Style property presets have discontinuous numeric values.

MORE INFORMATION
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Choices are "0 - Dropdown Combo" and "2 - Dropdown List" when you might expect
"0 - Dropdown Combo" and "1 - Dropdown List" instead.

This is by design. Microsoft did this for Visual Basic compatibility. Visual
Basic has three settings for this value. The Simple Combo, which is setting 1 in
Visual Basic, is not available in Visual FoxPro.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Place a combo box control on a form.

2. Double-click the Style property to cycle through the preset options.

REFERENCES
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For more information about The Style Property, search for Style Property in the
Visual FoxPro Help menu.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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