How to Create a ComboBoxEx Control

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This topic demonstrates how to create a ComboBoxEx control.

What you need to know

Technologies

Prerequisites

  • C/C++
  • Windows User Interface Programming

Instructions

To create a ComboBoxEx control, call the CreateWindowEx function, using WC_COMBOBOXEX as the window class. You must first register the window class by calling the InitCommonControlsEx function, while specifying the ICC_USEREX_CLASSES bit in the accompanying INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX structure.

Complete example

The following application-defined function creates a ComboBoxEx control with the CBS_DROPDOWN style in the main window.

// CreateComboEx - Registers the ComboBoxEx window class and creates
// a ComboBoxEx control in the client area of the main window.
//
// g_hwndMain - A handle to the main window.
// g_hinst    - A handle to the program instance.
HWND WINAPI CreateComboEx(void)
{
    HWND hwnd;
    INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX icex;

    icex.dwSize = sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
    icex.dwICC = ICC_USEREX_CLASSES;

    InitCommonControlsEx(&icex);

    hwnd = CreateWindowEx(0, WC_COMBOBOXEX, NULL,
                    WS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE |
                    WS_CHILD | CBS_DROPDOWN,
                    // No size yet--resize after setting image list.
                    0,      // Vertical position of Combobox
                    0,      // Horizontal position of Combobox
                    0,      // Sets the width of Combobox
                    100,    // Sets the height of Combobox
                    g_hwndMain,
                    NULL,
                    g_hinst,
                    NULL);

    return (hwnd);
}

About ComboBoxEx Controls

ComboBoxEx Control Reference

Using ComboBoxEx Controls

ComboBoxEx