+// For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
+#include "wx/wxprec.h"
+
+#if wxUSE_COMBOBOX
+
+#include "wx/combobox.h"
+
+#ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+    #include "wx/intl.h"
+    #include "wx/settings.h"
+    #include "wx/textctrl.h"    // for wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED
+    #include "wx/arrstr.h"
+#endif
+
+// We use GtkCombo which has been deprecated since GTK+ 2.3.0
+// in favour of GtkComboBox for <GTK2.4 runtime
+// We also use GtkList
+#ifdef GTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#undef GTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+#include "wx/gtk/private.h"
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// data
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+extern bool   g_blockEventsOnDrag;
+static int    g_SelectionBeforePopup = wxID_NONE; // this means the popup is hidden
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  "changed" - typing and list item matches get changed, select-child
+//              if it doesn't match an item then just get a single changed
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtkcombo_text_changed_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxComboBox *combo )
+{
+    if (g_isIdle) wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+
+    if (combo->m_ignoreNextUpdate)
+    {
+        combo->m_ignoreNextUpdate = false;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!combo->m_hasVMT) return;
+
+    wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, combo->GetId() );
+    event.SetString( combo->GetValue() );
+    event.SetEventObject( combo );
+    combo->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+}
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtkcombo_dummy_callback(GtkEntry *WXUNUSED(entry), GtkCombo *WXUNUSED(combo))
+{
+}
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtkcombo_popup_hide_callback(GtkCombo *WXUNUSED(gtk_combo), wxComboBox *combo)
+{
+    // when the popup is hidden, throw a SELECTED event only if the combobox
+    // selection changed.
+    const int curSelection = combo->GetCurrentSelection();
+
+    const bool hasChanged = curSelection != g_SelectionBeforePopup;
+
+    // reset the selection flag to value meaning that it is hidden and do it
+    // now, before generating the events, so that GetSelection() returns the
+    // new value from the event handler
+    g_SelectionBeforePopup = wxID_NONE;
+
+    if ( hasChanged )
+    {
+        wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, combo->GetId() );
+        event.SetInt( curSelection );
+        event.SetString( combo->GetStringSelection() );
+        event.SetEventObject( combo );
+        combo->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+
+        // for consistency with the other ports, send TEXT event
+        wxCommandEvent event2( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, combo->GetId() );
+        event2.SetString( combo->GetStringSelection() );
+        event2.SetEventObject( combo );
+        combo->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event2 );
+    }
+}
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtkcombo_popup_show_callback(GtkCombo *WXUNUSED(gtk_combo), wxComboBox *combo)
+{
+    // store the combobox selection value before the popup is shown
+    g_SelectionBeforePopup = combo->GetCurrentSelection();
+}
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// "select-child" - click/cursor get select-child, changed, select-child
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtkcombo_combo_select_child_callback( GtkList *WXUNUSED(list), GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxComboBox *combo )
+{
+    if (g_isIdle) wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+
+    if (!combo->m_hasVMT) return;
+
+    if (g_blockEventsOnDrag) return;
+
+    int curSelection = combo->GetCurrentSelection();
+
+    if (combo->m_prevSelection == curSelection) return;
+
+    GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(combo->m_widget)->list;
+    gtk_list_unselect_item( GTK_LIST(list), combo->m_prevSelection );
+
+    combo->m_prevSelection = curSelection;
+
+    // Quickly set the value of the combo box
+    // as GTK+ does that only AFTER the event
+    // is sent.
+    g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (GTK_COMBO (combo->GetHandle())->entry,
+                                          (gpointer) gtkcombo_text_changed_callback,
+                                          combo);
+    combo->SetValue( combo->GetStringSelection() );
+    g_signal_connect_after (GTK_COMBO (combo->GetHandle())->entry, "changed",
+                            G_CALLBACK (gtkcombo_text_changed_callback), combo);
+
+    // throw a SELECTED event only if the combobox popup is hidden (wxID_NONE)
+    // because when combobox popup is shown, gtkcombo_combo_select_child_callback is
+    // called each times the mouse is over an item with a pressed button so a lot
+    // of SELECTED event could be generated if the user keep the mouse button down
+    // and select other items ...
+    if (g_SelectionBeforePopup == wxID_NONE)
+    {
+        wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, combo->GetId() );
+        event.SetInt( curSelection );
+        event.SetString( combo->GetStringSelection() );
+        event.SetEventObject( combo );
+        combo->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+
+        // for consistency with the other ports, don't generate text update
+        // events while the user is browsing the combobox neither
+        wxCommandEvent event2( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, combo->GetId() );
+        event2.SetString( combo->GetValue() );
+        event2.SetEventObject( combo );
+        combo->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event2 );
+    }
+}
+}
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtkcombobox_text_changed_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxComboBox *combo )
+{
+    if (g_isIdle) wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+
+    if (!combo->m_hasVMT) return;
+
+    wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, combo->GetId() );
+    event.SetString( combo->GetValue() );
+    event.SetEventObject( combo );
+    combo->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+}
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtkcombobox_changed_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxComboBox *combo )
+{
+    if (g_isIdle) wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+
+    if (!combo->m_hasVMT) return;
+
+    if (combo->GetSelection() == -1)
+        return;
+
+    wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, combo->GetId() );
+    event.SetInt( combo->GetSelection() );
+    event.SetString( combo->GetStringSelection() );
+    event.SetEventObject( combo );
+    combo->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+}
+}
+
+#endif
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxComboBox
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxComboBox,wxControl)
+
+BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxComboBox, wxControl)
+    EVT_SIZE(wxComboBox::OnSize)
+    EVT_CHAR(wxComboBox::OnChar)
+
+    EVT_MENU(wxID_CUT, wxComboBox::OnCut)
+    EVT_MENU(wxID_COPY, wxComboBox::OnCopy)
+    EVT_MENU(wxID_PASTE, wxComboBox::OnPaste)
+    EVT_MENU(wxID_UNDO, wxComboBox::OnUndo)
+    EVT_MENU(wxID_REDO, wxComboBox::OnRedo)
+    EVT_MENU(wxID_CLEAR, wxComboBox::OnDelete)
+    EVT_MENU(wxID_SELECTALL, wxComboBox::OnSelectAll)
+
+    EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_CUT, wxComboBox::OnUpdateCut)
+    EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_COPY, wxComboBox::OnUpdateCopy)
+    EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_PASTE, wxComboBox::OnUpdatePaste)
+    EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_UNDO, wxComboBox::OnUpdateUndo)
+    EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_REDO, wxComboBox::OnUpdateRedo)
+    EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_CLEAR, wxComboBox::OnUpdateDelete)
+    EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_SELECTALL, wxComboBox::OnUpdateSelectAll)
+END_EVENT_TABLE()
+
+bool wxComboBox::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
+                         const wxString& value,
+                         const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size,
+                         const wxArrayString& choices,
+                         long style, const wxValidator& validator,
+                         const wxString& name )
+{
+    wxCArrayString chs(choices);
+
+    return Create( parent, id, value, pos, size, chs.GetCount(),
+                   chs.GetStrings(), style, validator, name );
+}
+
+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 )
+{
+    m_ignoreNextUpdate = false;
+    m_needParent = true;
+    m_acceptsFocus = true;
+    m_prevSelection = 0;
+
+    if (!PreCreation( parent, pos, size ) ||
+        !CreateBase( parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name ))
+    {
+        wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxComboBox creation failed") );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        m_widget = gtk_combo_box_entry_new_text();
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+
+        gtk_entry_set_editable( GTK_ENTRY( GTK_BIN(m_widget)->child ), TRUE );
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        {
+            gtk_combo_box_append_text( combobox,  wxGTK_CONV( choices[i] ) );
+
+            m_clientDataList.Append( (wxObject*)NULL );
+            m_clientObjectList.Append( (wxObject*)NULL );
+        }
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        m_widget = gtk_combo_new();
+        GtkCombo* combo = GTK_COMBO(m_widget);
+
+        // Disable GTK's broken events ...
+        g_signal_handler_disconnect (combo->entry, combo->entry_change_id);
+        // ... and add surrogate handler.
+        combo->entry_change_id = g_signal_connect (combo->entry, "changed",
+                                               G_CALLBACK (gtkcombo_dummy_callback),
+                                               combo);
+
+        // make it more useable
+        gtk_combo_set_use_arrows_always( GTK_COMBO(m_widget), TRUE );
+
+        // and case-sensitive
+        gtk_combo_set_case_sensitive( GTK_COMBO(m_widget), TRUE );
+
+        if (style & wxNO_BORDER)
+            g_object_set (combo->entry, "has-frame", FALSE, NULL );
+
+        GtkWidget *list = combo->list;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        {
+            GtkWidget *list_item = gtk_list_item_new_with_label( wxGTK_CONV( choices[i] ) );
+
+            m_clientDataList.Append( (wxObject*)NULL );
+            m_clientObjectList.Append( (wxObject*)NULL );
+
+            gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(list), list_item );
+
+            gtk_widget_show( list_item );
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    m_parent->DoAddChild( this );
+
+    GtkEntry *entry = NULL;
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+        entry = GTK_ENTRY( GTK_BIN(m_widget)->child );
+    else
+#endif
+        entry = GTK_ENTRY( GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->entry );
+
+    m_focusWidget = GTK_WIDGET( entry );
+
+    PostCreation(size);
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+        ConnectWidget( m_widget );
+    else
+#endif
+        ConnectWidget( GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->button );
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        gtk_entry_set_text( entry, wxGTK_CONV(value) );
+
+        if (style & wxCB_READONLY)
+            gtk_entry_set_editable( entry, FALSE );
+
+        g_signal_connect_after (entry, "changed",
+                            G_CALLBACK (gtkcombobox_text_changed_callback), this);
+
+        g_signal_connect_after (m_widget, "changed",
+                            G_CALLBACK (gtkcombobox_changed_callback), this);
+                            
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        GtkCombo *combo = GTK_COMBO(m_widget);
+        // MSW's combo box shows the value and the selection is -1
+        gtk_entry_set_text( entry, wxGTK_CONV(value) );
+        gtk_list_unselect_all( GTK_LIST(combo->list) );
+
+        if (style & wxCB_READONLY)
+            gtk_entry_set_editable( entry, FALSE );
+
+        // "show" and "hide" events are generated when user click on the combobox button which popups a list
+        // this list is the "popwin" gtk widget
+        g_signal_connect (GTK_COMBO(combo)->popwin, "hide",
+                      G_CALLBACK (gtkcombo_popup_hide_callback), this);
+        g_signal_connect (GTK_COMBO(combo)->popwin, "show",
+                      G_CALLBACK (gtkcombo_popup_show_callback), this);
+        g_signal_connect_after (combo->list, "select-child",
+                            G_CALLBACK (gtkcombo_combo_select_child_callback),
+                            this);
+        g_signal_connect_after (entry, "changed",
+                            G_CALLBACK (gtkcombo_text_changed_callback), this);
+    }
+
+    SetInitialSize(size); // need this too because this is a wxControlWithItems
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+wxComboBox::~wxComboBox()
+{
+    wxList::compatibility_iterator node = m_clientObjectList.GetFirst();
+    while (node)
+    {
+        wxClientData *cd = (wxClientData*)node->GetData();
+        if (cd) delete cd;
+        node = node->GetNext();
+    }
+    m_clientObjectList.Clear();
+
+    m_clientDataList.Clear();
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::SetFocus()
+{
+    if ( m_hasFocus )
+    {
+        // don't do anything if we already have focus
+        return;
+    }
+
+    gtk_widget_grab_focus( m_focusWidget );
+}
+
+int wxComboBox::DoAppend( const wxString &item )
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, -1, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        gtk_combo_box_append_text( combobox,  wxGTK_CONV( item ) );
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        DisableEvents();
+
+        GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list;
+        GtkWidget *list_item = gtk_list_item_new_with_label( wxGTK_CONV( item ) );
+
+        gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(list), list_item );
+
+        if (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_widget))
+        {
+            gtk_widget_realize( list_item );
+            gtk_widget_realize( GTK_BIN(list_item)->child );
+        }
+
+        // Apply current widget style to the new list_item
+        GtkRcStyle *style = CreateWidgetStyle();
+        if (style)
+        {
+            gtk_widget_modify_style( GTK_WIDGET( list_item ), style );
+            GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( list_item );
+            GtkWidget *label = GTK_WIDGET( bin->child );
+            gtk_widget_modify_style( label, style );
+            gtk_rc_style_unref( style );
+        }
+
+        gtk_widget_show( list_item );
+
+        EnableEvents();
+    }
+
+    const unsigned int count = GetCount();
+
+    if ( m_clientDataList.GetCount() < count )
+        m_clientDataList.Append( (wxObject*) NULL );
+    if ( m_clientObjectList.GetCount() < count )
+        m_clientObjectList.Append( (wxObject*) NULL );
+
+    InvalidateBestSize();
+
+    return count - 1;
+}
+
+int wxComboBox::DoInsert(const wxString &item, unsigned int pos)
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( !(GetWindowStyle() & wxCB_SORT), -1,
+                    wxT("can't insert into sorted list"));
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, -1, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( IsValidInsert(pos), -1, wxT("invalid index") );
+
+    unsigned int count = GetCount();
+
+    if (pos == count)
+        return Append(item);
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        gtk_combo_box_insert_text( combobox, pos, wxGTK_CONV( item ) );
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        DisableEvents();
+
+        GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list;
+        GtkWidget *list_item = gtk_list_item_new_with_label( wxGTK_CONV( item ) );
+
+        GList *gitem_list = g_list_alloc ();
+        gitem_list->data = list_item;
+        gtk_list_insert_items( GTK_LIST (list), gitem_list, pos );
+
+        if (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_widget))
+        {
+            gtk_widget_realize( list_item );
+            gtk_widget_realize( GTK_BIN(list_item)->child );
+
+            ApplyWidgetStyle();
+        }
+
+        gtk_widget_show( list_item );
+
+        EnableEvents();
+    }
+
+    count = GetCount();
+
+    if ( m_clientDataList.GetCount() < count )
+        m_clientDataList.Insert( pos, (wxObject*) NULL );
+    if ( m_clientObjectList.GetCount() < count )
+        m_clientObjectList.Insert( pos, (wxObject*) NULL );
+
+    InvalidateBestSize();
+
+    return pos;
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::DoSetItemClientData(unsigned int n, void* clientData)
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+    wxList::compatibility_iterator node = m_clientDataList.Item( n );
+    if (!node) return;
+
+    node->SetData( (wxObject*) clientData );
+}
+
+void* wxComboBox::DoGetItemClientData(unsigned int n) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+    wxList::compatibility_iterator node = m_clientDataList.Item( n );
+
+    return node ? node->GetData() : NULL;
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::DoSetItemClientObject(unsigned int n, wxClientData* clientData)
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+    wxList::compatibility_iterator node = m_clientObjectList.Item( n );
+    if (!node) return;
+
+    // wxItemContainer already deletes data for us
+
+    node->SetData( (wxObject*) clientData );
+}
+
+wxClientData* wxComboBox::DoGetItemClientObject(unsigned int n) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, (wxClientData*)NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+    wxList::compatibility_iterator node = m_clientObjectList.Item( n );
+
+    return node ? (wxClientData*) node->GetData() : NULL;
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::Clear()
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+    DisableEvents();
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        const unsigned int count = GetCount();
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            gtk_combo_box_remove_text( combobox, 0 );
+    }
+    else // GTK+ < 2.4.0
+#endif // __WXGTK24__
+    {
+        GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list;
+        gtk_list_clear_items( GTK_LIST(list), 0, GetCount() );
+    }
+
+    wxList::compatibility_iterator node = m_clientObjectList.GetFirst();
+    while (node)
+    {
+        wxClientData *cd = (wxClientData*)node->GetData();
+        delete cd;
+        node = node->GetNext();
+    }
+    m_clientObjectList.Clear();
+
+    m_clientDataList.Clear();
+
+    EnableEvents();
+
+    InvalidateBestSize();
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::Delete(unsigned int n)
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        wxCHECK_RET( IsValid(n), wxT("invalid index") );
+
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        gtk_combo_box_remove_text( combobox, n );
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        GtkList *listbox = GTK_LIST( GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list );
+
+        GList *child = g_list_nth( listbox->children, n );
+
+        if (!child)
+        {
+            wxFAIL_MSG(wxT("wrong index"));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        DisableEvents();
+
+        GList *list = g_list_append( (GList*) NULL, child->data );
+        gtk_list_remove_items( listbox, list );
+        g_list_free( list );
+
+        EnableEvents();
+    }
+
+    wxList::compatibility_iterator node = m_clientObjectList.Item( n );
+    if (node)
+    {
+        wxClientData *cd = (wxClientData*)node->GetData();
+        if (cd) delete cd;
+        m_clientObjectList.Erase( node );
+    }
+
+    node = m_clientDataList.Item( n );
+    if (node)
+        m_clientDataList.Erase( node );
+
+    InvalidateBestSize();
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::SetString(unsigned int n, const wxString &text)
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        wxCHECK_RET( IsValid(n), wxT("invalid index") );
+
+        GtkTreeModel *model = gtk_combo_box_get_model( combobox );
+        GtkTreeIter iter;
+        if (gtk_tree_model_iter_nth_child (model, &iter, NULL, n))
+        {
+            GValue value = { 0, };
+            g_value_init( &value, G_TYPE_STRING );
+            g_value_set_string( &value, wxGTK_CONV( text ) );
+            gtk_list_store_set_value( GTK_LIST_STORE(model), &iter, 0, &value );
+            g_value_unset( &value );
+        }
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list;
+
+        GList *child = g_list_nth( GTK_LIST(list)->children, n );
+        if (child)
+        {
+            GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( child->data );
+            GtkLabel *label = GTK_LABEL( bin->child );
+            gtk_label_set_text(label, wxGTK_CONV(text));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxComboBox: wrong index") );
+        }
+    }
+
+    InvalidateBestSize();
+}
+
+int wxComboBox::FindString( const wxString &item, bool bCase ) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, wxNOT_FOUND, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        GtkTreeModel* model = gtk_combo_box_get_model( combobox );
+        GtkTreeIter iter;
+        gtk_tree_model_get_iter_first( model, &iter );
+        if (!gtk_list_store_iter_is_valid(GTK_LIST_STORE(model), &iter ))
+            return -1;
+        int count = 0;
+        do
+        {
+            GValue value = { 0, };
+            gtk_tree_model_get_value( model, &iter, 0, &value );
+            wxString str = wxGTK_CONV_BACK( g_value_get_string( &value ) );
+            g_value_unset( &value );
+
+            if (item.IsSameAs( str, bCase ) )
+                return count;
+
+            count++;
+
+        } while (gtk_tree_model_iter_next( model, &iter ));
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list;
+
+        GList *child = GTK_LIST(list)->children;
+        int count = 0;
+        while (child)
+        {
+            GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( child->data );
+            GtkLabel *label = GTK_LABEL( bin->child );
+            wxString str( wxGTK_CONV_BACK( gtk_label_get_text(label) ) );
+
+            if (item.IsSameAs( str , bCase ) )
+                return count;
+
+            count++;
+            child = child->next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return wxNOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+int wxComboBox::GetSelection() const
+{
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        return gtk_combo_box_get_active( combobox );
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+        // if the popup is currently opened, use the selection as it had been
+        // before it dropped down
+        return g_SelectionBeforePopup == wxID_NONE ? GetCurrentSelection()
+                                               : g_SelectionBeforePopup;
+}
+
+int wxComboBox::GetCurrentSelection() const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, -1, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        return gtk_combo_box_get_active( combobox );
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list;
+
+        GList *selection = GTK_LIST(list)->selection;
+        if (selection)
+        {
+            GList *child = GTK_LIST(list)->children;
+            int count = 0;
+            while (child)
+            {
+                if (child->data == selection->data) return count;
+                count++;
+                child = child->next;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+wxString wxComboBox::GetString(unsigned int n) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, wxEmptyString, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+    wxString str;
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        GtkTreeModel *model = gtk_combo_box_get_model( combobox );
+        GtkTreeIter iter;
+        if (gtk_tree_model_iter_nth_child (model, &iter, NULL, n))
+        {
+            GValue value = { 0, };
+            gtk_tree_model_get_value( model, &iter, 0, &value );
+            wxString tmp = wxGTK_CONV_BACK( g_value_get_string( &value ) );
+            g_value_unset( &value );
+            return tmp;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        GtkWidget *list = GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list;
+
+        GList *child = g_list_nth( GTK_LIST(list)->children, n );
+        if (child)
+        {
+            GtkBin *bin = GTK_BIN( child->data );
+            GtkLabel *label = GTK_LABEL( bin->child );
+            str = wxGTK_CONV_BACK( gtk_label_get_text(label) );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxComboBox: wrong index") );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return str;
+}
+
+wxString wxComboBox::GetStringSelection() const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_widget != NULL, wxEmptyString, wxT("invalid combobox") );
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        GtkComboBox* combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX( m_widget );
+        int sel = gtk_combo_box_get_active( combobox );
+        if (sel == -1)
+            return wxEmptyString;
+        return GetString(sel);
+    }
+    else