Combo-Box item location

[ALX]

Is it possible to get the bounds / location of an item in a standard Combo-Box Drop down list?

 

[JohnH]

Yes, in DrawItem event when DrawMode is 'owner draw'. Why do you ask?

 

[ALX]

I need to point to an item in a Combo Box drop-down list in one Form from a help page in another form. The drop down list is not owner draw although it could be changed. I figured the owner draw would give me the bounds within the drop down but not the location relative to the form or screen. I would need to do something like

Rect1 = CB_DropDown.GetItemRectangle(7)
ReqPos = CB_DropDown.PointToScreen(New Point(Rect1.X + 30, Rect1.Y + 10))

which of course doesn't fly as Combo Box Drop Down does not support GetItemRectangle.
I also tried...

Dim i As Integer = CB_DropDown.ItemHeight
ReqPos = CB_DropDown.PointToScreen(New Point(30, CB_DropDown.Height + CInt(i * 7)))

This gets close but it points to the wrong item in the drop down and it seems precarious to base it on the Height of the Combo Box itself . I'm hoping to find the accepted method.
I couldn't find anything through Google, Microsoft or Intellisense. I have done this many times with a standard ListBox but it appears Combo-Box Drop Downs are different...?

 

[JohnH]

The math is: Start with Point.Empty, adjust for width/height of combobox, adjust for ItemHeight * index. Use ComboBox.PointToScreen with that point.
But if you want to show drop down with some item selected just set SelectedIndex and then DroppedDown true.

 

[ALX]

Thanks John. That's what I figured. It just seemed tacky to me that there was not a method similar to GetItemRectangle for a Combo Box List. I was thinking that on another OS, theme or accessibility option, the list box might not be exactly where it is showing on my system in relation to the Combo Box.