Set Cursor Position in ComboBox

Question

Hello, I won't get into the details as to why... But does anyone know how to set the cursor position?

Answer 1

The overload of ComboBox.Select that takes two integer values is what you're looking for.

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David Morton - http://blog.davemorton.net/

Answer 2

CommanderKeen said:

Hello, I won't get into the details as to why... But does anyone know how to set the cursor position?

What do you mean by "cursor position"?  There are a number of ComboBox properties that start with the word "Select..." 

If you need to know exactly where the cursor is at any given moment, you might need to create a custom control by inheriting ComboBox.  Add a property that reports your "cursor position".  Be sure to include methods that track the user's keypresses so that you can track where the cursor is in the Current Selection and/or Current Item.

Rudedog   =8^D

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Answer 3

Rudedog2 said:

If you need to know exactly where the cursor is at any given moment, you might need to create a custom control by inheriting ComboBox.  Add a property that reports your "cursor position".  Be sure to include methods that track the user's keypresses so that you can track where the cursor is in the Current Selection and/or Current Item.

Rudedog   =8^D

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You can get the current selection by checking the SelectionStart and SelectionLength properties of the ComboBox.

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Answer 4

 

Rudedog2 said:

CommanderKeen said:

Hello, I won't get into the details as to why... But does anyone know how to set the cursor position?

What do you mean by "cursor position"?  There are a number of ComboBox properties that start with the word "Select..." 

If you need to know exactly where the cursor is at any given moment, you might need to create a custom control by inheriting ComboBox.  Add a property that reports your "cursor position".  Be sure to include methods that track the user's keypresses so that you can track where the cursor is in the Current Selection and/or Current Item.

Rudedog   =8^D

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By Cursor position I mean relative to the text within a comboBox.  Example: When you click the mouse on a string "example" at a position between 'x' and 'a' the cursor is then set to this position.

 I don't need to get the cursor position only set.  David's suggestion of 'ComboBox.Select' worked. Example: to set the cursor position at index 'i' I would merely write:

comboBox1.Select(i, i);

Answer 5

I figured you meant that, that is why I was so vague.  Wasn't sure.  As I said, there are a number of properties that begin with "Select..." that are pretty flexible.  Happy Coding.

Rudedog  =8^D

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Answer 6

Thanks for the response.