SftBoxItems.Collapse Method	Softel vdm, Inc.

Collapses all items so no child items are visible.

Syntax       

		VB.NET	object.Collapse(ByVal Preserve As Boolean)
		VB	object.Collapse(ByVal Preserve As Boolean)
		C#.NET	void object.Collapse(bool Preserve);
		VC++	HRESULT object->Collapse(VARIANT_BOOL Preserve);
		C	HRESULT object->raw_Collapse(VARIANT_BOOL Preserve);
		Delphi	procedure object.Collapse(Preserve : WordBool);

object

A SftBoxItems object.

Preserve

Defines whether the expand/collapse state is preserved.

Preserve	Description
True	Preserves the expand/collapse state of dependent items that are made no longer visible.  A subsequent call to Items.Expand or Item.Expand will restore the items with the remembered expand/collapse state.
False	The expand/collapse state is not preserved.

Comments

The Collapse method collapses all items so no child items are visible.

The Collapse method collapses all dependent items of all items and saves the expand/collapse state of all dependent items, so it can be restored by a subsequent Items.Expand or Item.Expand method call.

If a parent item is collapsed, subsequently adding child items will automatically expand the item.

The drop down portion is automatically hidden when the combo box contents are changed using this method. The DropDown.SuppressOn method can be used to suppress hiding the drop down portion when adding/inserting items.