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Is there any difference between drop down box and combo box [ HTML ]?
Actually the point is, everytime i say something like: "there is some problem with the combo box", my senior says: "that's not a combo box that is a drop down", :)
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List box is used to list the number of items in a specific manner and provides a facility to select one of the field from the list only using drop down list. In combo box you can select one of the required field from the list by typing in the box or by using drop down list.
The combobox allows the user to pick a value from a predefined set or input a custom one. The dropdownlist only allows picking one of the predefined values. Show activity on this post. A drop-down/drop-list box should only display and enable users to select one item from a predefined list.
A drop-down list (abbreviated drop-down, or DDL; also known as a drop-down menu, drop menu, pull-down list, picklist) is a graphical control element, similar to a list box, that allows the user to choose one value from a list.
A combo box consists of two parts: an edit box and a static text box combined with a list box.
Technically, there are no combo boxes in HTML, because the <SELECT> can't be typed into. See the Wikipedia article on Combo Box (emphasis mine):
A combo box is a commonly-used graphical user interface widget. It is a combination of a drop-down list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user to either type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options.
While the definition of drop-down list matches exactly what the HTML <SELECT> element does:
When activated, it displays (drops down) a list of values, from which the user may select one.
So your senior is right.
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