ShowDropButtonWhen Property

Applies To

ComboBox control, TextBox control.

Description

Specifies when to show the drop-down button for a ComboBox or TextBox.

Syntax

object.ShowDropButtonWhen [= fmShowDropButtonWhen]

The ShowDropButtonWhen property syntax has these parts:

Part	Description

object	Required. A valid object.
fmShowDropButtonWhen	Optional. The circumstances under which the drop-down button will be visible.

Settings

The settings for fmShowDropButtonWhen are:

Constant	Value	Description

fmShowDropButtonWhenNever	0	Do not show the drop-down button under any circumstances.
fmShowDropButtonWhenFocus	1	Show the drop-down button when the control has the focus.
fmShowDropButtonWhenAlways	2	Always show the drop-down button.

For a ComboBox, the default value is fmShowDropButtonWhenAlways; for a TextBox, the default value is fmShowDropButtonWhenNever.