CBS_SIMPLE

Both the entry field control and the list box control are visible. When the selection changes in the list box control, the text of the selected item in the list box control is placed in the entry field. Also, the text in the entry field is completed by extending the text of the entry field with the closest match from the list box.

Inherits all the properties of a combination-box control with a style of CBS_SIMPLE and, in addition, the list box control is hidden until the user requests that it should be displayed.

In which the entry field control is replaced by a static control, that displays the current selection from the list box control. The user must explicitly cause the display of the list box control in order to make alternative selections in the list box.