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  1. # Code taken from:
  2. # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4448509/how-to-make-the-combobox-drop-down-list-resize-itself-to-fit-the-largest-item/4811033#4811033
  3. #
  4. # With minor edits
  5. # - to take into account the with of the groupname
  6. # - Width +35 instead of +15, gives better results
  7. #
  8. # NOT yet tested with items names > group names. Due to the indent of the group name, an additional static value might need to be added.
  9.  
  10. #GroupedComboBox.cs
  11.     private void DetermineDropDownWidth()
  12.     {
  13.  
  14.         int widestStringInPixels = 0;
  15.         foreach (Object o in Items)
  16.         {
  17.             string toCheckGrp = null;
  18.             string toCheck;
  19.             PropertyInfo pinfo;
  20.             Type objectType = o.GetType();
  21.             if (this.DisplayMember.CompareTo("") == 0)
  22.             {
  23.                 toCheck = o.ToString();
  24.             }
  25.             else
  26.             {
  27.                 pinfo = objectType.GetProperty(this.DisplayMember);
  28.                 toCheck = pinfo.GetValue(o, null).ToString();
  29.  
  30.                 pinfo = objectType.GetProperty(this.GroupMember);
  31.                 toCheckGrp = pinfo.GetValue(o, null).ToString();
  32.             }
  33.             if (TextRenderer.MeasureText(toCheck, this.Font).Width > widestStringInPixels)
  34.                 widestStringInPixels = TextRenderer.MeasureText(toCheck, this.Font).Width;
  35.             Font grpFont = new Font(Font,FontStyle.Bold);
  36.             if (TextRenderer.MeasureText(toCheckGrp, this.Font).Width > widestStringInPixels)
  37.                 widestStringInPixels = TextRenderer.MeasureText(toCheckGrp, grpFont).Width;
  38.         }
  39.         this.DropDownWidth = widestStringInPixels + 35;
  40.  
  41. # GroupedComboBox.cs
  42. # Needs to be called when setting DataSource
  43.             if (value != null)
  44.             {
  45.                 // wrap the object in a binding source and listen for changes
  46.                 ...
  47.                 DetermineDropDownWidth();
  48.             }
  49.             else
  50.             ...
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