Grouping in Wincombobox dropdown

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I have a combo box with a data source which is a database table with many columns. I would like to group the drop-down rows by one of these columns, as can be done in the Grid control. The user needs to be able to expand/contract the groups. I gather the drop-down in a WinCombobox is actually a grid, so how do I go about this? Can I set it up at design time, or does it have to be done in the code?

Imported from legacy forums. Posted by Steve (had 2781 views)

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#18294

Actually, I have found a way by chipping away at it myself. I did the following in the Load event on the form containing the combo:

grp = New Xceed.Grid.Group(“Group”)
grpm = grp.HeaderRows(0)
grpm.TitleFormat = “%GroupTitle% – %DataRowCount% Set(s)”
grp.Collapse() ‘ not required, but how I wanted it to start off
combo.DropDownControl.GroupTemplates.Add(grp)

This seems to work OK. The combo’s dropdown shows the group headers only, and each can be expanded/collapsed as required. Is it the “right” way to do this?

Imported from legacy forums. Posted by Steve (had 239 views)

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#18295

Yes, it sure is!

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