9The ComboBox Component

Overview

The ComboBox component is frequently used. It is a pop-up list from which items can be selected. The ComboBox component shares many methods with other components, such as the List component. In the following tutorial we will load an XML file, parse the file, and directly feed to the ComboBox component. When we open the movie for the first time, we will see a label in the combo box upper text field. However, if we now try to get this value without pushing the List button of the ComboBox component, there can be a problem. Data is broadcast only when a label is selected. This label will then move to the top of the list. Theoretically, we could select the toplevel label as well, but no user is going to do that. I ...

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