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I have the following need for a custom control.

Two columns, n rows.

Column 1 is simple text (non-editable).

Column 2 is drop-down combo boxes (1 for each row).

Needs to be sortable (with column headers).

I'd prefer the second column to not display a column of combo boxes, but rather
the selected item text. When the use clicks on that cell, the combo box
appears.

I'm leaning to a datagrid w/ a template column for col 2, but was wondering if
there is something that is already out there that will suit my needs.

Thanks for any info.
Nov 16 '05 #1
2 1500
Check out PropertyGrid. If that doesn't meet your needs, subclassing a
ListView control would be lighter and snappier.

-vJ

"Julie" <ju***@nospam.c om> wrote in message
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I have the following need for a custom control.

Two columns, n rows.

Column 1 is simple text (non-editable).

Column 2 is drop-down combo boxes (1 for each row).

Needs to be sortable (with column headers).

I'd prefer the second column to not display a column of combo boxes, but rather the selected item text. When the use clicks on that cell, the combo box
appears.

I'm leaning to a datagrid w/ a template column for col 2, but was wondering if there is something that is already out there that will suit my needs.

Thanks for any info.

Nov 16 '05 #2
Hi Julie
You can use a Listview with two columns, when the user select a row you can
place a combobox right where the second column is making it looks like it
was contained in the grid all the time, you should make visible/hidden the
combobox as needed as well as calculate its position and if needed the
values, it sound like too much trouble but I think it's the best way to go
and at the end it should not be so difficult :)

Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Julie" <ju***@nospam.c om> wrote in message
news:40******** *******@nospam. com...
I have the following need for a custom control.

Two columns, n rows.

Column 1 is simple text (non-editable).

Column 2 is drop-down combo boxes (1 for each row).

Needs to be sortable (with column headers).

I'd prefer the second column to not display a column of combo boxes, but rather the selected item text. When the use clicks on that cell, the combo box
appears.

I'm leaning to a datagrid w/ a template column for col 2, but was wondering if there is something that is already out there that will suit my needs.

Thanks for any info.

Nov 16 '05 #3

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