#DOCUMENTATION by cg
class: ComboListView class
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COPYRIGHT (c) 1996 by eXept Software AG / Claus Gittinger
All Rights Reserved
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A ComboListView combines a label with a drop down list of default inputs;
choosing any from the pulled list sets the string in the label.
-
- This is the same as a PopUpList or SelectionInListView, bit looks different.
+ The string is not editable: as oposed to a ComboBoxView, which allows free text input,
+ this only allows choosing from the given list.
- The preferred model is a SelectionInList, but a simple valueHolder
- may also be used.
+ This has a similar function as a PopUpList or SelectionInListView, but looks different.
+
+ The preferred model is a SelectionInList, but a simple valueHolder may also be used.
If some other model is to be used, the changeMessage and aspectMessage
should be defined as appropriate (or an aspectAdaptor should be used).
If a listHolder is set, that one is assumed to provide the list of
items in the popped menu;
otherwise, if listMessage is nonNil, the model is assumed to also provide the
- list as displayed in the popped menu.
+ list as displayed in the pulled menu.
[author:]
Claus Gittinger