ResetDropDownPositionAndSize(Control,Rectangle,Rectangle,Boolean,Boolean,DropDownRepositionInfo) Method

Static method that resizes and repositions the dropdown based on the supplied screen rect.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function ResetDropDownPositionAndSize( _
   ByVal owner As Control, _
   ByVal newDropDownRect As Rectangle, _
   ByVal newExclusionRect As Rectangle, _
   ByVal maintainActualDropDownPosition As Boolean, _
   ByVal preventLocationChangeIfDroppedDown As Boolean, _
   ByVal repositionInfo As DropDownRepositionInfo _
) As Rectangle

C#

public static Rectangle ResetDropDownPositionAndSize( 
   Control owner,
   Rectangle newDropDownRect,
   Rectangle newExclusionRect,
   bool maintainActualDropDownPosition,
   bool preventLocationChangeIfDroppedDown,
   DropDownRepositionInfo repositionInfo
)

Parameters

owner

Used to compare to the owner that was passed into the DropDown method. If it is the same or null it will the dropdown state,. Otherwise it will return false.

newDropDownRect

The new rect of the dropdown in screen coordinates. Pass Rectangle.Empty to keep the current dropdown rect.

newExclusionRect

The new exclusion rect of the dropdown in screen coordinates. Pass Rectangle.Empty to keep the current exclusion rect.

maintainActualDropDownPosition

True to attempt to maintain the position of the drop down relative to the exclusion rect.

preventLocationChangeIfDroppedDown

True to prevent the location of the drop down from changing if the drop down is already shown.

repositionInfo

The information needed to reposition the drop down when there is not enough room for it.

Return Value

The actual new rect of the dropdown in screen coordinates, or null if a dropdown with the specified owner was not found.

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