List Box Styles (Windows CE 5.0)
The following table shows the styles that are supported by Windows CE.
| List box style | Description |
|---|---|
| LBS_DISABLENOSCROLL | Shows a disabled vertical scroll bar for the list box when the box does not contain enough items to scroll. If you do not specify this style, the scroll bar is hidden when the list box does not contain enough items. |
| LBS_EXTENDEDSEL | Enables the user to select multiple items by using the SHIFT key and the mouse or hot keys. |
| LBS_HASSTRINGS | Specifies that a list box contains items consisting of strings. The list box maintains the memory and addresses for the strings so that the application can use the LB_GETTEXT message to retrieve the text for a particular item. By default, all list boxes except owner-drawn list boxes have this style. You can create an owner-drawn list box either with or without this style. |
| LBS_MULTICOLUMN | Specifies a multicolumn list box that the user scrolls through horizontally. You set the width of the columns by using the LB_SETCOLUMNWIDTH message. |
| LBS_MULTIPLESEL | Turns string selection on or off each time a user taps or double-taps a string in the list box. A user can select any number of strings simultaneously. |
| LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT | Specifies that the list box will be exactly the size specified by the application when it created the list box. Usually, Windows CE sizes a list box so that it does not display partial items. |
| LBS_NOREDRAW | Ensures that the list box appearance is not automatically updated when changes are made. You can change this style by sending a WM_SETREDRAW message. |
| LBS_NOSEL | Specifies that the user can view list box strings but cannot select them. |
| LBS_NOTIFY | Notifies the parent window when the user taps or double-taps a string in the list box. |
| LBS_OWNERDRAWFIXED | Specifies that the owner of the list box is responsible for drawing its contents and that the items in the list box are the same height. The owner window receives a WM_MEASUREITEM message when the list box is created and a WM_DRAWITEM message when a visual aspect of the list box has changed. |
| LBS_OWNERDRAWVARIABLE | Specifies that the owner of the list box is responsible for drawing its contents and that the items in the list box are variable in height. The owner window receives a WM_MEASUREITEM message for each item in the combo box when the combo box is created and a WM_DRAWITEM message when a visual aspect of the combo box has changed. |
| LBS_SORT | Sorts strings in the list box alphabetically. |
| LBS_STANDARD | Sorts strings in the list box alphabetically. The parent window receives an input message when the user taps or double-taps a string. The list box has borders on all sides. |
| LBS_USETABSTOPS | Enables a list box to recognize and expand tab characters when drawing its strings. The default tab positions are 32 dialog box units. A dialog box unit is equal to one-fourth of the current dialog box base-width unit. Windows CE calculates these units based on the height and width of the current system font. |
| LBS_WANTKEYBOARDINPUT | Specifies that the owner of the list box receives WM_VKEYTOITEM messages when the user presses a key and the list box has the input focus. This enables an application to perform special processing on the keyboard input. |
| WS_TABSTOP | Turns the control into a tab stop, which enables the user to select the control by tabbing through the controls in a dialog box. |
See Also
Control Styles | Window and Message Box Styles
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