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

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09/25/2012

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 ( _
    left As Single, _
    top As Single, _
    width As Single, _
    height As Single, _
    name As String _
) As ComboBox

'Usage
Dim instance As ControlCollection 
Dim left As Single 
Dim top As Single 
Dim width As Single 
Dim height As Single 
Dim name As String 
Dim returnValue As ComboBox 

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

public ComboBox AddComboBox(
    float left,
    float top,
    float width,
    float height,
    string name
)

public:
ComboBox^ AddComboBox(
    float left, 
    float top, 
    float width, 
    float height, 
    String^ name
)

public function AddComboBox(
    left : float, 
    top : float, 
    width : float, 
    height : float, 
    name : String
) : ComboBox

Parameters

left
Type: System.Single

The distance in points between the left edge of the control and the left edge of the document.

top
Type: System.Single

The distance in points between the top edge of the control and the top edge of the document.

width
Type: System.Single

The width of the control in points.

height
Type: System.Single

The height of the control in points.

name
Type: System.String

The name that can be used to index the control in the ControlCollection instance.

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 argument is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or has zero length.
ControlNameAlreadyExistsException	A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection instance.

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 start of the document, adds two items to the combo box, and then selects the first item.

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

End Sub

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

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

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