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ComboBox bold - Combo box with bold text items and optional icon.

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Combo Box that allows you to set some of the items to be bold

Introduction

This is simple extension to the basic MFC combo box.

Usage

  1. Create a combo box in your dialog, make it "owner draw fixed" and "has strings".
  2. Then just add a member to the dialog for that combo, of type CComboBoxBold.
  3. Then use the functions of the CComboBoxBold as follows:
    CComboBoxBold::SetIcon(int itemId,int iconId);
    CComboBoxBols::SetItemBold(int itemId, BOOL bold);

Example:

BOOL CBoldComboDemoDlg::OnInitDialog()
{
    CDialog::OnInitDialog();
    // Set the icon for this dialog. The framework does this automatically
    // when the application's main window is not a dialog
    SetIcon(m_hIcon, TRUE); // Set big icon
    SetIcon(m_hIcon, FALSE); // Set small icon
    // TODO: Add extra initialization here
    m_combo.SetItemBold(2,TRUE);
    m_combo.SetItemBold(4,TRUE);
    m_combo.SetIcon(0,IDI_ICON2);
    m_combo.SetIcon(1,IDI_ICON3);
    m_combo.SetIcon(2,IDI_ICON4);
    m_combo.SetIcon(3,IDI_ICON6);
    m_combo.SetIcon(5,IDI_ICON2);
    m_combo.SetIcon(6,IDI_ICON4);
    return TRUE; // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
}

History

Aug 6, 2003 - Updated source and demo project.

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QuestionProbable typo Pin
ulatekh24-Mar-20 12:12
ulatekh24-Mar-20 12:12 
GeneralFix icon not destroyed Pin
gpidat16-Nov-10 20:53
gpidat16-Nov-10 20:53 
GeneralCComboBox properties that need to set! Pin
TigerTom9-Aug-10 23:24
TigerTom9-Aug-10 23:24 
GeneralRe: CComboBox properties that need to set! Pin
TigerTom9-Aug-10 23:45
TigerTom9-Aug-10 23:45 
Answerdelete items on the fly Pin
xinkmt4-Aug-10 20:59
xinkmt4-Aug-10 20:59 
Answersee http://www.codeproject.com/KB/combobox/checkcombo.aspx Pin
xinkmt4-Aug-10 21:01
xinkmt4-Aug-10 21:01 
Generalthanks Pin
nobihai19-Oct-08 5:43
nobihai19-Oct-08 5:43 
GeneralBug fixes Pin
Alex Hazanov17-Sep-03 2:15
Alex Hazanov17-Sep-03 2:15 
Generaldroplist property showing error Pin
rajksingh17-Sep-03 0:16
rajksingh17-Sep-03 0:16 
GeneralRe: droplist property showing error Pin
Alex Hazanov17-Sep-03 2:03
Alex Hazanov17-Sep-03 2:03 
GeneralRe: droplist property showing error Pin
teli198213-Jun-05 17:46
teli198213-Jun-05 17:46 
GeneralRe: droplist property showing error Pin
14-Jan-04 8:12
suss14-Jan-04 8:12 
GeneralDebug Assertion Failed Pin
rajksingh16-Sep-03 21:01
rajksingh16-Sep-03 21:01 
After using AddString function to add combobox item , I got
Debug Assertion Failed errorConfused | :confused:

File: strcore.cpp
Line:519

Line: 479
GeneralRe: Debug Assertion Failed Pin
rajksingh16-Sep-03 21:07
rajksingh16-Sep-03 21:07 
GeneralRe: Debug Assertion Failed Pin
Karpaga Rajan28-Oct-05 6:09
Karpaga Rajan28-Oct-05 6:09 
GeneralRe: Debug Assertion Failed Pin
auliac24-Dec-09 15:39
auliac24-Dec-09 15:39 
GeneralmyMap not updated on item removal Pin
natenez13-Sep-03 19:44
natenez13-Sep-03 19:44 
GeneralRe: myMap not updated on item removal Pin
Alex Hazanov17-Sep-03 2:13
Alex Hazanov17-Sep-03 2:13 
GeneralRe: myMap not updated on item removal Pin
natenez17-Sep-03 6:49
natenez17-Sep-03 6:49 
GeneralIt doesn't provide CBS_OWNERDRAWFIXED in CE Pin
Small Man21-Aug-03 15:27
Small Man21-Aug-03 15:27 
GeneralRe: It doesn't provide CBS_OWNERDRAWFIXED in CE Pin
Alex Hazanov23-Aug-03 20:21
Alex Hazanov23-Aug-03 20:21 
GeneralRe: It doesn't provide CBS_OWNERDRAWFIXED in CE Pin
natenez29-Sep-03 12:43
natenez29-Sep-03 12:43 
GeneralRe: It doesn't provide CBS_OWNERDRAWFIXED in CE [modified] Pin
mahendra.pardeshi18-Apr-07 22:56
mahendra.pardeshi18-Apr-07 22:56 
GeneralMultiple Icons Pin
Alex Hazanov6-Aug-03 20:01
Alex Hazanov6-Aug-03 20:01 
GeneralRe: Multiple Icons Pin
Ravi Bhavnani7-Aug-03 4:18
professionalRavi Bhavnani7-Aug-03 4:18 

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