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DropDown(Control,Control,Control,EventHandler,Rectangle,Size,Point,Boolean) Method

Static method that creates and displays a dropdown window
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Sub DropDown( _
   ByVal owner As Control, _
   ByVal dropdownControl As Control, _
   ByVal editControl As Control, _
   ByVal closeUpHandler As EventHandler, _
   ByVal exclusionArea As Rectangle, _
   ByVal dropDownSize As Size, _
   ByVal location As Point, _
   ByVal alignRight As Boolean _
) 
public static void DropDown( 
   Control owner,
   Control dropdownControl,
   Control editControl,
   EventHandler closeUpHandler,
   Rectangle exclusionArea,
   Size dropDownSize,
   Point location,
   bool alignRight
)

Parameters

owner
The control that owns the dropdown
dropdownControl
The control that will be placed on the dropdown form to take up its entire client area.
editControl
An optional edit control. Clicking on this edit window with the mouse will not cause the dropdown to closeup.
closeUpHandler
The method will be called after the dropdown closes up.
exclusionArea
This rect (in screen coordinates) will not be obscured by the dropdown.
dropDownSize
The requested size of the dropdown.
location
Where to try to place the dropdown (in screen coordinates) .
alignRight
If true wil attempt to place the dropdown's upper right corner at the location point.
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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