Get cursor position in combobox?

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Becker - 06 Jan 2005 16:16 GMT

I have a need to know in one of the keypress events, what position the
cursor is in. For example, as I position the cursor and type, I'd like to
know for each key I press where in the string of text in the combobox I am.
I didn't see anyway to do this.

Thanks,
Becker

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Bruce Wood - 11 Jan 2005 18:04 GMT

Look at ComboBox.SelectionStart and ComboBox.SelectionLength.

By the way, if you're trying to build an auto-completion combo box, the
kind in which the selection changes as the user types, search for
autocompletion and combo box in this news group. There are several
examples posted here.

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Morten Wennevik - 16 Jan 2005 09:09 GMT

Hi Becker,

You may be able to do something with the SelectionStart property.
It should report the position of the last character entered.

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Morten Wennevik - 16 Jan 2005 09:36 GMT

Heh?

Anyone know why this message shows up now when I posted it some time ago
with no changes to the system time?

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