Is it possible to open a combobox at runtime?

[m.moest]

Is it possible to open a combobox at runtime? so, without clicking on it yourself.
Something like:

elements.MyCombobox.open();


My goal is to open a combobox when a button is clicked.

[Hans Nieuwenhuis]

You could try elements.MyCombobox.requestFocus([false/true)

Regards,

[m.moest]

Thanks for the reply!

Your solution works fine in the smartclient, but if i run it in the webclient it only selects the combobox and it doesn't open the combobox. So, is it not webclient compatible? And if it's not webclient compatible, is there another solution?

[maria.kyselova]

You could try elements.MyCombobox.requestFocus([false/true)

Regards,

That solution is actually annoying us
When I tab between my form elements I don't want my combos to open at all.
Will log an issue to fix it, so beware

[jdbruijn]

When I tab between my form elements I don't want my combos to open at all.
Will log an issue to fix it, so beware

Try this:

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application.putClientProperty(APP_UI_PROPERTY.COMBOBOX_SHOW_POPUP_ON_FOCUS_GAIN, false);

[maria.kyselova]

When I tab between my form elements I don't want my combos to open at all.
Will log an issue to fix it, so beware

Try this:

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application.putClientProperty(APP_UI_PROPERTY.COMBOBOX_SHOW_POPUP_ON_FOCUS_GAIN, false);

Awesome!

Thanks, Jos.

[jasantana]

Just to add some more to Jos post.

You can set that property to certain elements:

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forms.someForm.elements.comboboxElement.putClientProperty(APP_UI_PROPERTY.COMBOBOX_SHOW_POPUP_ON_FOCUS_GAIN, true);