/// <summary>
/// Calculates the width of the drop down list of the given combo box
/// </summary>
/// <param name="combo">Combo box to base calculate from</param>
/// <returns>Width of longest string in combo box items</returns>
/// <history>
/// [Curtis_Beard] 11/21/2005 Created
/// </history>
public static int CalculateDropDownWidth(BNComboBox combo)
{
const int EXTRA = 10;
int _max = combo.Width;
using (Graphics g = combo.CreateGraphics())
{
string _itemValue = string.Empty;
SizeF _size;
foreach (object _item in combo.Items)
{
_itemValue = _item.ToString();
_size = g.MeasureString(_itemValue, combo.Font);
if (_size.Width > _max)
{
_max = Convert.ToInt32(_size.Width);
}
}
// keep original width if no item longer
if (_max != combo.Width)
{
_max += EXTRA;
}
}
return(_max);
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves all the ComboBox entries as a string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="combo">ComboBox</param>
/// <returns>string of entries</returns>
/// <history>
/// [Curtis_Beard] 11/03/2006 Created
/// </history>
public static string GetComboBoxEntriesAsString(BNComboBox combo)
{
string[] entries = new string[combo.Items.Count];
for (int i = 0; i < combo.Items.Count; i++)
{
entries[i] = combo.Items[i].ToString();
}
return(string.Join(Constants.SEARCH_ENTRIES_SEPARATOR, entries));
}
void onResize(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BNComboBox c = this.Parent as BNComboBox;
c.AdjustControls();
}
