+ // this function should not be called for wxCB_READONLY controls, it is
+ // the callers responsability to check this
+ wxASSERT_MSG( !(GetWindowStyle() & wxCB_READONLY),
+ _T("read-only combobox doesn't have any edit control") );
+
+ POINT pt;
+ pt.x = pt.y = 4;
+ HWND hwndEdit = ::ChildWindowFromPoint(GetHwnd(), pt);
+ if ( !hwndEdit || hwndEdit == GetHwnd() )
+ {
+ wxFAIL_MSG(_T("not read only combobox without edit control?"));
+ }
+
+ return (WXHWND)hwndEdit;
+}
+
+bool wxComboBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+ const wxString& value,
+ const wxPoint& pos,
+ const wxSize& size,
+ int n, const wxString choices[],
+ long style,
+ const wxValidator& validator,
+ const wxString& name)
+{
+ // pretend that wxComboBox is hidden while it is positioned and resized and
+ // show it only right before leaving this method because otherwise there is
+ // some noticeable flicker while the control rearranges itself
+ m_isShown = FALSE;
+
+ // first create wxWin object
+ if ( !CreateControl(parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name) )
+ return FALSE;
+
+ // get the right style
+ long msStyle = WS_TABSTOP | WS_VSCROLL | WS_HSCROLL |
+ CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT /* | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS */;
+ if ( style & wxCB_READONLY )
+ msStyle |= CBS_DROPDOWNLIST;
+#ifndef __WXWINCE__
+ else if ( style & wxCB_SIMPLE )
+ msStyle |= CBS_SIMPLE; // A list (shown always) and edit control
+#endif
+ else
+ msStyle |= CBS_DROPDOWN;
+
+ if ( style & wxCB_SORT )
+ msStyle |= CBS_SORT;
+
+ if ( style & wxCLIP_SIBLINGS )
+ msStyle |= WS_CLIPSIBLINGS;
+
+
+ // and now create the MSW control
+ if ( !MSWCreateControl(_T("COMBOBOX"), msStyle) )
+ return FALSE;
+
+ // A choice/combobox normally has a white background (or other, depending
+ // on global settings) rather than inheriting the parent's background colour.
+ SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW));
+
+ for ( int i = 0; i < n; i++ )
+ {
+ Append(choices[i]);
+ }
+
+ if ( !value.IsEmpty() )