Gets/sets the maximum number of items that will be displayed in the visible portion of the dropdown.
This sample initializes the items collection of an UltraComboEditor. It then initializes some of the display and behavior properties such as MRU, Item and individual item appearances, autocomplete.
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'Add 8 items to the combo
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(1, "One")
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(2, "Two")
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(3, "Three")
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(4, "Four")
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(5, "Five")
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(6, "Six")
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(7, "Seven")
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(8, "Eight")
' This combo should always be in edit mode,
Me.UltraComboEditor1.AlwaysInEditMode = True
' Turn on auto-complete for Internet Explorer type auto completion
Me.UltraComboEditor1.AutoComplete = True
' Office XP look and feel.
Me.UltraComboEditor1.DisplayStyle = Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableElementDisplayStyle.OfficeXP
' Assign a shared image and forecolor to each element.
Me.UltraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.Image = Me.Icon.ToBitmap()
Me.UltraComboEditor1.ImageTransparentColor = Color.FromArgb(192, 192, 192)
Me.UltraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.ForeColor = Color.White
' Assign individual backColors to each element
Dim baseColorIndex As Integer = 255 / Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Count
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Count - 1
Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items(i).Appearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(100, 100, baseColorIndex + (baseColorIndex * i))
Next i
Me.UltraComboEditor1.MaxDropDownItems = 6
Me.UltraComboEditor1.HasMRUList = True
Me.UltraComboEditor1.SelectedIndex = 3
Me.UltraComboEditor1.SortStyle = Infragistics.Win.ValueListSortStyle.DescendingByValue
End Sub
'Declaration
Public Property MaxDropDownItems As Integer
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Add 8 items to the combo
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(1,"One");
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(2,"Two");
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(3,"Three");
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(4,"Four");
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(5,"Five");
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(6,"Six");
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(7,"Seven");
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(8,"Eight");
// This combo should always be in edit mode,
this.ultraComboEditor1.AlwaysInEditMode = true;
// Turn on auto-complete for Internet Explorer type auto completion
this.ultraComboEditor1.AutoComplete = true;
// Office XP look and feel.
this.ultraComboEditor1.DisplayStyle = Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableElementDisplayStyle.OfficeXP;
// Assign a shared image and forecolor to each element.
this.ultraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.Image = this.Icon.ToBitmap();
this.ultraComboEditor1.ImageTransparentColor = Color.FromArgb(192,192,192);
this.ultraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.ForeColor = Color.White;
// Assign individual backColors to each element
int baseColorIndex = 255 / this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Count;
for(int i = 0; i < this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Count; i++)
{
this.ultraComboEditor1.Items[i].Appearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(100,100,baseColorIndex + (baseColorIndex * i));
}
this.ultraComboEditor1.MaxDropDownItems = 6;
this.ultraComboEditor1.HasMRUList = true;
this.ultraComboEditor1.SelectedIndex = 3;
this.ultraComboEditor1.SortStyle = Infragistics.Win.ValueListSortStyle.DescendingByValue;
}
'Declaration
Public Property MaxDropDownItems As Integer
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