CComboBox

**DominicTrix** · 09-03-2003

Hello- does anyone know how to retreive the Edit box's text from a dropdown combobox?

I can get the current selection etc. but this is useless if there is no selection, i.e. when the user is entering their own data. Nowhere does there appear to be a function to get the text from the editbox

I guess it's there and that it's staring me in the face but could anyone point it out?

(I'm using MFC.)

Thanks in advance

dt

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UPDATE
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Sorry, I'm thick,

Code:

CWnd::GetWindowText(CString&)

That's the one.

**velius** · 09-06-2003

You use CComboBox::GetWindowText(CString&);
If it is in a dialog you need to use GetDlgItem(IDC_whatever)
You also need a CString variable to store the text or a C-string (char array). Note: GetDlgItem() does not need to work with a Dialog, the name is miss-leading. It will get the Item by ID even if it is in a window of a MDI or SDI style program.

Code:

// pretend your id your Combo Box as IDC_COMBOBOX
CComboBox* pCB = (CComboBox*)GetDlgItem(IDC_COMBOBOX);
CString str;
pCB->GetWindowText(str);

**DominicTrix** · 09-06-2003

cheers velius - I'd actually already worked it out - I guess my update wasnt very clear, sorry.

Thanks for your time anyways,

dt

**velius** · 09-06-2003

Don't mention it. I love answering questions. Yeah now that I read it in the context of you changed it to say you found it, I can see that now.

**DominicTrix** · 09-06-2003

lol

- cheers

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