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DropButtonStyle property

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Specifies the symbol displayed on the drop button in a ComboBox.

Syntax

object.DropButtonStyle [= fmDropButtonStyle ]

The DropButtonStyle property syntax has these parts:

Part Description
object Required. A valid object.
fmDropButtonStyle Optional. The appearance of the drop button.

Settings

The settings for fmDropButtonStyle are:

Constant Value Description
fmDropButtonStylePlain 0 Displays a plain button, with no symbol.
fmDropButtonStyleArrow 1 Displays a down arrow (default).
fmDropButtonStyleEllipsis 2 Displays an ellipsis (...).
fmDropButtonStyleReduce 3 Displays a horizontal line like an underscore character.

Remarks

The recommended setting for showing items in a list is fmDropButtonStyleArrow. If you want to use the drop button in another way, such as to display a dialog box, specify fmDropButtonStyleEllipsis, fmDropButtonStylePlain, or fmDropButtonStyleReduce and trap the DropButtonClick event.

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