DropDown List open as soon as it has focus

[Helen]

Hi folks,

Is there any way to have the WinForms DropDownList control automatically drop down as soon as it has the focus?

Thx

Helen

[Stefan]

Hi Helen,

Thank you for writing.

You can do that by capturing the GotFocus event and in it call the control's ShowDropDown menu:

void radDropDownList1_GotFocus(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    radDropDownList1.ShowDropDown();
}

I hope that you find this information useful. Should you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,
Stefan
Telerik

 

 

[Helen]

Perfect! Just what I need!

[Helen]

Um ... I'm not seeing a GotFocus event in the properties window?

[Stefan]

Hi Helen,

GotFocus comes from the Control class and it is defined as Browsable(false), hence this event is not visible in the events list. You can subscribe to it with code:

radDropDownList1.GotFocus+=radDropDownList1_GotFocus;

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Stefan
Telerik