New Features for Version 3

• Support OLE drag-and-drop operations
• Display text tips when the pointer is over a header or list item
• Automatically adjust the height of rows to accommodate a change in font characteristics
• Display the list of a combo box above or below the edit field
• Resize the last column beyond the control border
• Use the F4 key to display and close drop-down list
• Support Microsoft's IntelliMouse® feature
• Support extended multiselect keyboard interface
• Sort date type list items by date values
• Automatically display matching list item as user types characters in the combo box edit field
• Specify the three-dimensional appearance of the drop-down button
• Query the column level number, parent group, or position in parent of the target source after a drag-and-drop operation occurs
• Specify the margin between the edit field text and the edit field borders for the combo box control
• Display ellipsis points at the end of the text line when text does not fit the column or group width
• Query the maximum height or width of a cell, column, row, or header based on the current text, current picture, or both
• Hide rows in the list, preventing it from being selected
• Use a format string for data display in bound and unbound controls (Visual Basic)
• Query whether horizontal or vertical scroll bars are visible
• Control when the combo box or list box repaints
• Specify the column or row as variants when using the ColList or List properties

General Features

• Include up to 2 billion list items in your control
• Select single or multiple list items
• Display data in single or multiple columns
• Using ReadOnly mode and create a powerful database viewer that allows you to quickly scroll through data using the arrow keys or the mouse
• Develop for the Internet or Intranet with digitally signed ActiveX controls
• Use the List Designer to easily access the features of the listbox or combobox at design-time (VBX and ActiveX only)

Custom Appearance

• Insert bitmaps or icons into any column or row
• Assign foreground and background colors to any cell, row, column, header, or group
• Customize column headers by changing the text, header 3-D appearance, text 3-D style, or color
• Customize the application of 3-D effects (one row, odd rows, even rows, all rows, spacing of rows, or the text)
• Optionally display a drop shadow on the control at all times or only when the control receives focus
• Display flat or 3-D lines between columns, rows, or both
• Change the orientation of text (horizontal, vertical LTR, vertical RTL, rotate down, rotate up or invert)

List Box / Combo Box Controls

• Select, deselect or delete rows
• Insert or delete columns and groups
• Allow the user to drag and drop single columns or groups of columns
• Search the list using the Action property
• Hide entire columns or lock columns from being resized at run-time
• Choose from three combo box styles (drop-down combo, simple combo, or drop- down list)
• Assign different pictures to the selected and unselected states
• Customize the look and feel of the control with over 200 properties

Header Grouping

• Create multiple levels of column or group headers
• Define any number of columns or groups as children of other groups
• Allow a single record or a group of data to span across multiple rows
• For easier viewing of the data merge column cells that contain identical text

Data Binding

• Use the Virtual Data Manager in bound or unbound mode to quickly display large data files
• Use Visual Basic to bind separate data controls to the combo box's drop-down list and edit portion
• Customize binding of individual columns by using the ColDataField property
• Specify a virtual page size (number of pages that will be stored in memory) to optimize virtual memory

Sort and Search

• Specify an unlimited number of sort keys
• Optionally sort single or multiple column data in ascending or descending order
• Sort by alphabetical or numerical order
• Choose an automatic search method (single item, single item greater or equal to a character, or multiple characters)
• Perform manual searches by specifying the Search Method (Exact Match, Greater or Equal, or Partial)