OK, normally to get that kind of behavior, all you need is to set the DrowDownStyle in the constructor (like I already showed you) and then code like this:

[DefaultValue(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle), "DropDownList")]
public override ComboBoxStyle DropDownStyle
{
	get
	{
		return base.DropDownStyle;
	}
	set
	{
		base.DropDownStyle = value;
	}
}

However, for this particular property, it doesn't work. That's because you'll get an error about DropDownStyle not being a virtual property and so you can't override it.

But, if you change the "override" to a "new", it will work (with the only exception that now the DefaultValue doesn't appear to be available so that you can do a "reset" in the property sheet. I don't know of any way around that.

~~Bonnie



>Bonnie,
>
>Thanks. That was one of the things I had tried, but that isn't the behavior I'm after. What I want is for the default value of the property to be DropDownList, but still be changeable at design-time by the developer. And if you right-click the property on the property sheet and click Reset, then I want it to be reset to DropDownList. I know this has to be possible and should be easy.
>
>TIA,
>Chad
>
>
>>Chad,
>>
>>If you want the DropDownStyle to always be DropDownList, then set it in the constructor of the class rather
>than try to override the property:
>>

>>using System;
>>using System.Drawing;
>>using System.Collections;
>>using System.ComponentModel;
>>using System.Windows.Forms;
>>using System.Data;
>>
>>namespace MyCompany.WinUI.MyClasses
>>{
>>    public class MyComboBox : System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
>>    {
>>        public MyComboBox()
>>        {
>>            // Override settings with new default values in the constructor.
>>            this.DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
>>        }
>>    }
>>}
>>

>>
>>~~Bonnie