Dropdownlist

[TdJ]

Hi,

Maybe a really basic question, but I'm trying to change a read only
dropdownlist to look like a textbox, specifically don't I want an arrow
which usually opens the list to be displayed.

Is there any easy way to do this. Textbox doesn't not implement SelectedID
etc etc.

thanks in advance

tom

[AW]

Re: Dropdownlist

Hi,

You can create a custom control that inerits from a DropDownList, and
override its Render method so that it:
-calls the render of its base class when there's more than 1 item
-instantiates a textbox and call its render otherwise

It's not extremely easy to do, but it's the only way I see to make a control
that will look exactly like a DropDownList from a programatic point of view.
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[TdJ]

Re: Dropdownlist

Ok,

I understand the theory of what your suggesting... the implementation will
be the fun part :)

Thanks for the advice at least I know where I should be going now!

tom


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[AW]

Re: Dropdownlist

If you need help on specific details of the implementation, you can contact
me.
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