Combo box

A generic combo box

A combo box is a commonly used graphical user interface widget (or control). It is a combination of a drop-down list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user to either type a value directly into the control or choose from a list of existing options.

Combo boxes are typically applied to provide autocomplete or autotype functionality in a convenient way to the user.

Terminology

The term "combo box" is sometimes, incorrectly, used to mean "drop-down list".^[1] This distinction between "combo box" and "drop down list" is sometimes clarified with terms such as "non-editable combo box" (or something similar).

See also

• User interface
• Drop-down list

External links

• List and Combo boxes for Microsoft Access

References

1. ^ "Combo boxes in forms on Web pages". IT and communication. February 15, 2007. http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/combo.html. Retrieved 18 November 2008. 

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