Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

COMBO-BOX widget

A combo box is a field-level widget that combines the functionality of a fill-in field, radio set, and selection list into one fill-in and drop down list. You can set up a static combo box widget with the VIEW-AS phrase. You can create a dynamic combo box with the CREATE widget statement.

Attributes

AUTO-COMPLETION attribute3,5	AUTO-RESIZE attribute	AUTO-ZAP attribute
BGCOLOR attribute3	COLUMN attribute	CONTEXT-HELP-ID attribute3,5
CURSOR-OFFSET attribute	DATA-TYPE attribute	DBNAME attribute1
DCOLOR attribute4	DELIMITER attribute	DISABLE-AUTO-ZAP attribute
DROP-TARGET attribute	DYNAMIC attribute1	EDIT-CAN-PASTE attribute3,5
EDIT-CAN-UNDO attribute3,5	FGCOLOR attribute3	FONT attribute3
FORMAT attribute	FRAME attribute	FRAME-COL attribute1
FRAME-NAME attribute1	FRAME-ROW attribute1	FRAME-X attribute1
FRAME-Y attribute1	HANDLE attribute1	HEIGHT-CHARS attribute1
HEIGHT-PIXELS attribute1	HELP attribute	HIDDEN attribute
HTML-CHARSET attribute1,5	INNER-LINES attribute2	INPUT-VALUE attribute
LABEL attribute	LABELS attribute1	LIST-ITEMS attribute
MANUAL-HIGHLIGHT attribute3	MAX-CHARS attribute3	MENU-KEY attribute
MENU-MOUSE attribute3	MODIFIED attribute	MOUSE-POINTER attribute
MOVABLE attribute3	NAME attribute	NEXT-SIBLING attribute1
NEXT-TAB-ITEM attribute1	NUM-DROPPED-FILES attribute1	NUM-ITEMS attribute1
PARENT attribute	PFCOLOR attribute4	POPUP-MENU attribute
PREV-SIBLING attribute1	PREV-TAB-ITEM attribute1	PRIVATE-DATA attribute
RESIZABLE attribute3	ROW attribute	SCREEN-VALUE attribute
SELECTABLE attribute3	SELECTED attribute	SELECTION-END attribute3,5
SELECTION-START attribute3,5	SELECTION-TEXT attribute3,5	SENSITIVE attribute
SIDE-LABEL-HANDLE attribute	SORT attribute2	SUBTYPE attribute1,3,5
TABLE attribute1	TAB-POSITION attribute1	TAB-STOP attribute
TEXT-SELECTED attribute3,5	TOOLTIP attribute3,5	TYPE attribute1
UNIQUE-MATCH attribute3,5	VISIBLE attribute	WIDGET-ID attribute 3,5
WIDTH-CHARS attribute	WIDTH-PIXELS attribute	WINDOW attribute1
X attribute	Y attribute
Readable only. Character interfaces and Windows only. Graphical interfaces only. Character interfaces only. Windows only.

Methods

ADD-FIRST( ) method	ADD-LAST( ) method
CLEAR-SELECTION( ) method	DELETE( ) method
EDIT-CLEAR( ) method	EDIT-COPY( ) method
EDIT-CUT( ) method	EDIT-PASTE( ) method
EDIT-UNDO( ) method	END-FILE-DROP( ) method
ENTRY( ) method	GET-DROPPED-FILE( ) method
INSERT( ) method	LOAD-MOUSE-POINTER( ) method
LOOKUP( ) method	MOVE-AFTER-TAB-ITEM( ) method
MOVE-BEFORE-TAB-ITEM( ) method	MOVE-TO-BOTTOM( ) method
MOVE-TO-TOP( ) method	REPLACE( ) method
SET-SELECTION( ) method	VALIDATE( ) method

Events

Default keyboard events	Developer events
Field editing key function events	General direct manipulation events
Mouse events	Navigation key function events
Universal key function events	DROP-FILE-NOTIFY
ENTRY	LEAVE
VALUE-CHANGED

See also

The chapter on representing data in OpenEdge Development: Progress 4GL Handbook .