Combo box

Combo box is a component that combines a button and a drop-down list. The user can select a value from the drop-down list, which appears at the user's request.

Creating a combo box

  1. Select the Combo Box tool from the diagram toolbar.
    Selecting Combo Box from diagram toolbar
    Selecting Combo Box from diagram toolbar
  2. Click to set the position of the combo box. Drag diagonally from the starting point to expand the combo box.
    Drag diagonally to expand the Combo box
    Drag diagonally to expand the Combo box
  3. Release the mouse button to confirm the size of combo box.
    Combo box is created
    Combo box is created

Editing combo box values

  1. Right click on the combo box and select Open Specification... from the popup menu.
  2. In the UI tab of the UIComboBox Specification dialog box, click Add.
  3. Enter the value for of item in Input dialog box and click OK to confirm.
  4. Repeat step 2 and 3 to create all the combo box items.
    Combo box items are created
    Combo box items are created
  5. Click OK to confirm editing.

Combo box properties

The appearance of combo box can be changed by editing its properties. To configure a combo box, right click on the combo box and select Open Specification... from the popup menu. The UI tab is where user can configure a combo box.

Property Description
Items The items that can be selected by users.
Selected item The default selected item.
Description of combo box properties
 
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