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ControlCollection.AddComboBox Method (, Single, Single, String) (2007 System)

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Adds a new ComboBox control to the document in the specified size and location.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v9.0 (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v9.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddComboBox ( _
    range As Range, _
    width As Single, _
    height As Single, _
    name As String _
) As ComboBox

'Usage
Dim instance As ControlCollection 
Dim range As Range 
Dim width As Single 
Dim height As Single 
Dim name As String 
Dim returnValue As ComboBox 

returnValue = instance.AddComboBox(range, _
    width, height, name)

public ComboBox AddComboBox(
    Range range,
    float width,
    float height,
    string name
)

public:
ComboBox^ AddComboBox(
    Range^ range, 
    float width, 
    float height, 
    String^ name
)

public function AddComboBox(
    range : Range, 
    width : float, 
    height : float, 
    name : String
) : ComboBox

Parameters

  • range
    Type: Range

    A Range that provides the location for the control.

  • height
    Type: System.Single

    The height of the control in points.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.ComboBox
The ComboBox control that was added to the ControlCollection instance.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The name or range argument is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), or the name argument has zero length.
ControlNameAlreadyExistsException

A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection instance.
InvalidRangeException

The range that was specified is not valid.

Remarks

This method enables you to add ComboBox objects to the end of the ControlCollection.

To remove a ComboBox that was added programmatically, use the Remove method.

Examples

The following code example adds a ComboBox control to the first paragraph in the document, adds two items to the combo box, and then selects the first item.

Private Sub WordRangeAddComboBox()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    Dim ComboBox1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls. _
        ComboBox = Me.Controls.AddComboBox(Me.Paragraphs(1). _
        Range, 90.75F, 15.75F, "ComboBox1")
    ComboBox1.Items.Add("First Item")
    ComboBox1.Items.Add("Second Item")
    ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0

End Sub

private void WordRangeAddComboBox()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.ComboBox
        comboBox1 = this.Controls.AddComboBox(
        this.Paragraphs[1].Range, 90.75F, 15.75F, "comboBox1");
    comboBox1.Items.Add("First Item");
    comboBox1.Items.Add("Second Item");
    comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Class

ControlCollection Members

AddComboBox Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace