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DropDownWidth of dropdownlist
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It should automatically grow/shrink if you make sure that you have a blank setting in the width property of the DropDownList
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Sorry, perhaps this needs further explanation. I want the dropdownlist itself to be a fixed width and have set it to 150px, but when the user chooses an option, I want the list of options to display wider than the box size.
I believe this is achieved in VB.Net using the "DropDownWidth" property, but this is not the same in ASP.Net.
In Access it is the "List Width" property.
I believe this is achieved in VB.Net using the "DropDownWidth" property, but this is not the same in ASP.Net.
In Access it is the "List Width" property.
Ah, I see. The DropDownList doesn't come with this functionality as far as I am aware.
I have seen some 3rd party controls that do it though (I guess they extend the control and allow HTML/DHTML to be rendered within the DropDownList Item) so I may be able to dig them out if you wanted?
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I have seen some 3rd party controls that do it though (I guess they extend the control and allow HTML/DHTML to be rendered within the DropDownList Item) so I may be able to dig them out if you wanted?
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There is an article here:
that show's how to have a multiple column dropdownlist within a datagrid, and by the first image on there, I think it is what you are trying to do. The previous article on how the control was created, can be found at:
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that show's how to have a multiple column dropdownlist within a datagrid, and by the first image on there, I think it is what you are trying to do. The previous article on how the control was created, can be found at:
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