How can I make a ComboBox non-editable in .NET?

Question

I want to have a \"select-only\" ComboBox that provides a list of items for the user to select from. Typing should be disabled in the text portion of the

Answer 1

To continue displaying data in the input after selecting, do so:

VB.NET
Private Sub ComboBox1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.KeyPress
    e.Handled = True
End Sub



C#
Private void ComboBox1_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
    e.Handled = true;
}