combobox dropdown: cursor bouncing

[tutuster]

I have a combobox which is editable (text) in order to limit the box's displayable items (to clarify: database has 10k+ entries, by typing e.g. "smith" the results limit to entries which have the string "smith" in it). The problem is:

when i type the limiting string and click the box to dropdown, the cursor bounces from the end to the beginning. The cursor should stay at the end of the typed string. Is there a way to control the cursors position in a string?

 

[chmohan]

Set its SelectionStart propertyto end of the string
take a look at select method also

 

[SBendBuckeye]

If you mean it is bouncing to the beginning of the TextBox portion check out SelectionLength, etc.

If you are talking about where in the dropdown list it appears then save your value before applying the filter and then set SelectedValue to the old value. Or if you want it at the end of the list always, set SelectedIndex = Items.Count - 1 after applying the filter. Good LucK!

Have a great day!

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[tutuster]

Thx both of you, got it figured